A Private War

Biography, Drama, War

In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time. Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless, while constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado.

After being hit by a grenade in Sri Lanka, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable sipping martinis with London’s elite as she is confronting dictators.

Colvin sacrifices loving relationships, and over time, her personal life starts to unravel as the trauma she’s witnessed takes its toll. Yet, her mission to show the true cost of war leads her - along with renowned war photographer Paul Conroy (Jamie Dornan) - to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.

Directed by: Matthew Heineman
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci
Produced by: Matthew George, Matthew Heineman, Basil Iwanyk, Marissa McMahon, Charlize Theron
Screenplay by: Arash Amel
Based on: "Marie Colvin's Private War" by Marie Brenner

Music by: H. Scott Salinas
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Edited by: Nick Fenton

Production company: Acacia Filmed Entertainment, Savvy Media Holdings, Thunder Road Pictures, Denver and Delilah Productions
Distributed by: Aviron Pictures
Release date: September 7, 2018 (TIFF), November 2, 2018 (United States)

Running time: 110 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast

Rosamund Pike as Marie Colvin
Jamie Dornan as Paul Conroy
Tom Hollander as Sean Ryan, The Sunday Times' foreign editor and Marie's boss
Nikki Amuka-Bird as Rita Williams, Marie's friend
Faye Marsay as Kate Richardson
Greg Wise as Professor David Irens
Corey Johnson as Norm Coburn, another photographer
Stanley Tucci as Tony Shaw

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