The Killing of a Journalist

The Killing of a Journalist

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2022-08-23

A young investigative journalist and his fiancée are brutally murdered in their home in Slovakia. Their deaths inspire the biggest protests in Slovakia since the fall of communism. The story takes an unexpected turn when a source leaks the secret murder case file to the murdered journalist’s colleagues. It includes the computers and encrypted communications of the assassination’s alleged mastermind, a businessman closely connected to the country’s ruling party. Trawling these encrypted messages, journalists discover that their country has been captured by corrupt oligarchs, judges, and law enforcement officials. A reckoning awaits.

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A young investigative journalist and his fiancée are brutally murdered in their home in Slovakia. Their deaths inspire the biggest protests in Slovakia since the fall of communism. The story takes an unexpected turn when a source leaks the secret murder case file to the murdered journalist’s colleagues. It includes the computers and encrypted communications of the assassination’s alleged mastermind, a businessman closely connected to the country’s ruling party. Trawling these encrypted messages, journalists discover that their country has been captured by corrupt oligarchs, judges, and law enforcement officials. A reckoning awaits.

Released

2022-08-23

Runtime

100

Director

Matt Sarnecki

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Crime

Language

English

Production

Final Cut for Real

OCCRP

Frame Films

WDR/Arte

Gotfat Productions

Casts

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    Robert Fico

    Robert Fico
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    Robert Kalinak

    Robert Kalinak
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    Andrej Kiska

    Andrej Kiska