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Maxine Peake on Playing Murdered Russian Reporter Anna Politkovskaya in ‘Words of War’ and the Film’s ‘Horrific’ Relevance: ‘2024 Was the Most Dangerous Year to Be a Journalist’
The British stars discusses playing the murdered Russian reporter at a time when more journalists are being killed than ever before
Having recently been BAFTA nominated for her role as former IRA member and hunger striker Delours Price in the hugely acclaimed Disney+ series “Say Nothing” about the Troubles, Maxine Peake is now heading to cinema screen as another political figure. In “ Words of War,” releasing May 2, the British star — best known for her roles in “The Theory of Everything,” “Black Mirror” and “Peterloo” — plays late Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. In the early 2000s, Politkovskaya’s investigative work reporting from Chechnya and her fearless coverage of the Russian military invasion and atrocities committed by its troops brought her national and international reputation, but also saw her become a thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin’s regime.
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