Movies based on books and true events always draw me in for their ability to retell and redesign. They can be classified under any genre. The Whistleblower is a thriller and a drama. But most importantly it’s based on a true story that deserves to be told. The Whistleblower tells the story of one woman who fights to uncover the truth behind sex trafficking and officials’ involvement.
Family matters in mid-America sent Kathryn, a mother and policewomen to aid the UN in post-war peacekeeping. A high-paying private contract would provide the economic means to be near her kids; now cities away due to divorce and court rule. After a display of compassion towards an ethnic and religious minority and legal process efficacy, the ordinary cop was positioned as the head of gender affairs. Her naivety and innocence were good fortune; politics and games couldn’t sway Kathryn from the pursuit of justice and peace. Her UN position provided her with the information and means to discover an unsettling network. The more she knows, the more emotionally attached she becomes to the victims and the less likely she is to survive. The ending credits were the most harrowing and hardly left the viewer with a sense of completion. It’s difficult to negotiate through the emotions a human rights story unleashes. Returning to the fact that this story is based on true events, I am awed that life can be so harsh and people so untrue. Her story echoes so many untold and muffled atrocities, and yet it’s told with grace and conviction.
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