Project Detail

A Private War

Synopsis

A biographical drama of American war correspondent, Marie Colvin. Chasing stories across the most dangerous battlefields in the world, Colvin reported from conflicts including Kosovo, Chechnya, East Timor and the Middle East.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - World premiere
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019 - Voices

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
110 mins
Director
Matthew Heineman 1st Feature
Producer
Matthew George, Matthew Heineman, Basil Iwanyk, Marissa McMahon, Charlize Theron
Co-Producer
Arash Amel
Executive Producer
Jonathan Fuhrman, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Peter Lawson, Erica Lee
Screenwriter
Arash Amel (screenplay), Marie Brenner (magazine article)
Director of Photography
Robert Richardson
Production Designer
Sophie Becher
Principal cast
Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

An Acacia Film Entertainment (US), Denver and Delilah Productions (US), Savvy Media Holdings (US), Thunder Road Pictures (US) production in association with The Fyzz Facility (UK)

Sales Company

Bloom

400 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 300
Beverly Hills
CA 90212
USA

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