The Correspondent is a gripping biographical thriller based on the true story of Australian foreign correspondent Peter Greste’s imprisonment in Egypt in 2013. Source: Australian Catholics.
Greste (Roxburgh) is a dual citizen and Latvian-Australian writer-academic who worked for Al Jazeera as a foreign correspondent. He travelled to Cairo to cover for a colleague over the Christmas period of 2013 and while there, he and two of his colleagues were arrested and charged with terrorism offences.
The movie is based on Greste’s memoir, The First Casualty, and it focuses on his false imprisonment and the efforts taken to secure his freedom.
It descends into a frightening nightmare that views Greste as collateral damage in a deadly game of corruption and political intrigue.
Director Kriv Stenders projects viewers into the complex politics of Cairo during the Christmas period of 2013, when Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood Government were overthrown.
Roxburgh brings believability and vulnerability to Greste’s plight amid the tensions of demoralising political intrigue and traumatic events.
The film is a tightly drawn portrait of one man’s determination to speak the truth, regardless of the consequences.
Review by Peter W Sheehan, Jesuit Media.
The Correspondent: Starring Richard Roxburgh, Julian Maroun, Rahel Romahn, Yael Stone. Directed by Kriv Stenders. Rated M (Coarse language). 119 min.
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