The Killing of a Journalist

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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Direction: Matt Sarnecki

Cinematography: Anna Smoroňová

Editing: Janus Billeskov Jansen

Sound: Marek Poledna

Music: Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Production: Final Cut for Real, OCCRP

Producers: Signe Byrge Sørensen

Co-production: WDR, Frame Films, GotFat Productions

Co-producers: Jitka Kotrlová, Zuzana Kučerová ,Thor Hampus Bank

Executive producer: Drew Sullivan, Paul Radu

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Denmark

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 101'

Contact: Cinephil

Awards/Distinctions: Special Mention – WatchDocs FF 2022, Special Mention – Zurich FF 2022, Truth Award – DokuFest International Documentary and Short FF 2022, Audience Award – Verzio International Human Rights Documentary FF 2022, Checkpoint Award – Bergen IFF 2022