Letter to Anna: The Story of Journalist Politkovskaya's Death


1h 22m 2009

Brief Synopsis

On October 7, 2006, journalist Anna Politkovskaja was shot in her Moscow home. Anna's death is a personal tragedy: she had just learned that she was to become a grandmother. But the murder is also a political act, for Politkovskaja was the President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critic.

Film Details

Also Known As
Artikel Zu Viel: Der Mord An Anna Politkowskaja, Ein, Ein Artikel Zu Viel: Der Mord An Anna Politkowskaja, Letter to Anna, Lettre a Anna
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Foreign
Interview
Political
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

Synopsis

On October 7, 2006, journalist Anna Politkovskaja was shot in her Moscow home. Anna's death is a personal tragedy: she had just learned that she was to become a grandmother. But the murder is also a political act, for Politkovskaja was the President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critic.

Film Details

Also Known As
Artikel Zu Viel: Der Mord An Anna Politkowskaja, Ein, Ein Artikel Zu Viel: Der Mord An Anna Politkowskaja, Letter to Anna, Lettre a Anna
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Foreign
Interview
Political
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France November 18, 2009

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 17-27, 2008.

Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.

HD

color

dialogue Russian and English

Released in France November 18, 2009