A PRIVATE WAR
A Private War, starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci and Tom Hollander opens in New York and Los Angeles on November 2nd. The wide opening will be November 16th, 2018. The film, written by Arash Amel and directed by Matthew Heineman, is based on Marie Brenner’s 2012 Vanity Fair article “Marie Colvin’s Private War”.
SYNOPSIS
In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time. Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless, while constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado. After being hit by a grenade in Sri Lanka, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable sipping martinis with London’s elite as she is confronting dictators. Colvin sacrifices loving relationships, and over time, her personal life starts to unravel as the trauma she’s witnessed takes its toll. Yet, her mission to show the true cost of war leads her — along with renowned war photographer Paul Conroy (Jamie Dornan) — to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Based on the extraordinary life of Marie Colvin, A PRIVATE WAR is brought to the screen by Academy Award nominee and critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman in his pulse-pounding narrative feature debut.
Release: November 2, 2018 (NY/LA)
Director: Matthew Heineman
Writer: Arash Amel
Based on: Marie Brenner’s 2012 Vanity Fair article “Marie Colvin’s Private War”
Cast: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander, Alexandra Moen, Corey Johnson, Raad Rawi, Hilton McRae, Jeremie Laheurte, Fady Elsayed
Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Marissa McMahon, Matthew George, Matthew Heineman, Charlize Theron
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Source: Official Press Release
