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Sean Penn Executive Produced Thriller ‘Words of War’ Gets May Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)

Sean Penn executive produced thriller 'Words of War' gets May release date.

“Words of War” is based on a true story and follows world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya on her brave crusade, fighting to be an independent voice of truth for the Russian people, putting her own life in jeopardy despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence. The cast includes Maxine Peake (“The Theory of Everything,” “The Village”), Ciarán Hinds (“Belfast,” “Game of Thrones”), Jason Isaacs (“White Lotus”), Ian Hart (“Backbeat”), Ellie Bamber (“Nocturnal Animals”), Harry Lawtey (“Joker: Folie à Deux”), Sophie Simnett (“Daybreak”) and Ben Miles (“Andor”). Executive producers include Penn, Stefanie Scott, Rick Crumly, Eric Swalwell, Paul Mandell, Alexandra and David Bell, Simon Fawcett, Jonathan Taylor, Brian Crist, Andrew Wing, Grant Johnson, Brett Nemeroff, Ashley and William Akridge, John Pettit, Norman Merry and Peter Hampden.

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