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Sean Penn Gets Emotional About the 'Greatest Joy' of Working With His Kids

Sean Penn shares the joy and risks of casting his kids in his films, reflects on family dynamics and discusses his new project 'Words of War'

But it’s that kind of heart-first thinking that has led him to his decades-long, decorated career as an actor, director and executive producer, and his latest risk-taking venture comes in the form of Words of War. The film is based on the life and career of journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya, who reported on political and social events inside early 2000s Russia until she was murdered. “The words that she put on the paper were so effective and she could connect with an audience so brilliantly, and her writing was beautiful, even when she was describing some of the most horrific incidents,” Peake told Us at the film’s premiere earlier this month.

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