The Killing of a Journalist (2022)
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.
Director: Matt Sarnecki
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Robert Fico as Self (archive footage) |
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Robert Kalinak as Self (archive footage) |
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Andrej Kiska as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Matt Sarnecki | Director |
| Sound | Marek Poledna | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Jakub Koula | Line Producer |
| Sound | Kristian Eidnes Andersen | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Signe Byrge Sørensen | Producer |
| Production | Julia Love Babušcák | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen | Editor |
| Camera | Anna Smoroňová | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jitka Kotrlová | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Jian Zhi Zhang | Colorist |
| Visual Effects | Anders V. Christensen | Color Designer |
| Production | Paul Radu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maria Kristensen | Line Producer |
| Production | Eva Kubániová | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Thor Hampus Bank | Co-Producer |
| Production | Drew Sullivan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Zuzana Kučerová | Co-Producer |
| Production | Francesc Sitges-Sardà | Post Producer |
| Sound | Marek Poledna | Sound Designer |