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A Private War

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

Director

Matthew Heineman

Year

Genre

biography, drama, war

Box Office

$1,633,208

Production

Kamala Films,Thunder Road,Denver & Delilah Productions,Savvy Media Holdings,Our Time Projects

Awards

2 wins & 10 nominations

Homepage

https://www.aprivatewarfilm.com/

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Marie Colvin

Zoe

Sean Ryan

Kate Richardson

Thamilselvan

Jesuthasan Antonythasan

Tamil Group Leader

Raman Srinivasan

Sri Lankan Nurse

Natasha Jayetileke

Rita Williams

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Amy Bentham

Adam Watkins

Mourad

US Public Affairs Officer

Norm Coburn

Paul Conroy

Professor David Irens

Iraqi Militia Corporal

Iraqi Militia Captain

Remi Ochlik

JÃ©rÃ©mie Laheurte

Iraqi Militia Officer 1

Iraqi Militia Officer 2

Newscaster #1

David Modigliani

Ignacio

Tony Shaw

Newscaster #2

Alisdair Simpson

Newscaster #3

Walid

Abdallah

Faruq

Bassam Hanna Touma

Iraqi Construction Foreman

Mahmoud Al Farj

Gaddafi

Gaddafi Translator

FSA Rebel 1

FSA Rebel 2

Abdel Hakeem Horbah

Abu Zaida FSA Leader

Wissam Tobaileh

Syrian Doctor

Fatima

Noor

Dr. Mohamed

Veterinarian

Teenage Boy's Brother

Gaddafi Aide

Father (as Mohammad Tawfiq)

Mohammad Taufiq

Mother

Dying Boy

Iraqi Captain

Sri Lankan Hospital Patient

Old-Time Friend

MichÃ¨le Belgrand

Sri Lankan Hospital Patient

Nurse

Pamela Betsy Cooper

Press Award Attendant

Iulia Filipovscaia

Sunday Times Journalist

Caroline Garnell

Amy's Friend

Lady at Party

Helen Iesha Goldthorpe

Sick War Child

Reporter

Kensington Party Member

Rudy Valentino Grant

Newspaper Editor

Sri Lankan Hospital Patient

Gurnita Kaur Kahlon

Lily Shaw

Sri Lankan Hospital Doctor

Mrs. Lee - Gypsy Mother

Gaddafi Bodyguard

Singer / Guitarist at Party

Journalist

Teresa Shaughnessy

Passerby

War Reporter

Young Female Journalist

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Marie Colvin Newspaper Editor Paul Conroy

Well, you got Yasser Arafat to
give you his life story, so... - A Private War

Well, you got Yasser Arafat to give you his life story, so.....

- Doesn't look good.
- Oh, my God. Oh, no. - A Private War

- Doesn't look good. - Oh, my God. Oh, no.

War is the quiet
bravery of civilians - A Private War

War is the quiet bravery of civilians

Taliban's opened fire on
civilians. It seems risky. - A Private War

Taliban's opened fire on civilians. It seems risky.

If I ditch the babysitters,
you got room for two? - A Private War

If I ditch the babysitters, you got room for two?

In covering war,
can we really make a difference? - A Private War

In covering war, can we really make a difference?

The real difficulty is having
enough faith in humanity - A Private War

The real difficulty is having enough faith in humanity

Oh, Danny boy - A Private War

Ladies and gentlemen, - A Private War

Ladies and gentlemen,

Four Decembers ago, an associate
and I, after a very good year, - A Private War

Four Decembers ago, an associate and I, after a very good ye...

After much booze
and, um, other substances, - A Private War

After much booze and, um, other substances,

Anyway, I decided that it was best
to pump the old brakes in January. - A Private War

Anyway, I decided that it was best to pump the old brakes in...

I'm very glad
to have you here - A Private War

I'm very glad to have you here

Hey, Rita. Rita.
Don't go. It's still early. - A Private War

Hey, Rita. Rita. Don't go. It's still early.

Darling, it's 2:00 a.m. I have to be
up early to make breakfast for Chloe. - A Private War

Darling, it's 2:00 a.m. I have to be up early to make b...

Well, stay and then
I'll come with you. - A Private War

Well, stay and then I'll come with you.

- Not like that, you won't.
- What's that supposed to mean? - A Private War

- Not like that, you won't. - What's that supposed...

Well, I've been drinking since I was 15,
so it's been a while. - A Private War

Well, I've been drinking since I was 15, so it's b...

No. You give your little angel
a kiss in the morning - A Private War

No. You give your little angel a kiss in the morning

You background-check all of your
potential one-night stands? - A Private War

You background-check all of your potential one-night stands?

How do you take it? - A Private War

How do you take it?

Sometimes.
But I travel a lot, so... - A Private War

Sometimes. But I travel a lot, so...

Your apartment looks like Patrick Bateman's London nightmare - A Private War

Your apartment looks like Patrick Bateman's London...

And you look like a cleric
I met in Tehran. - A Private War

And you look like a cleric I met in Tehran.

I'm a single father
who was a really shitty husband, - A Private War

I'm a single father who was a really shitty husband,

I had a great time with you last night
and I would like to see you again. - A Private War

I had a great time with you last night and I would like to s...

As the Arab Spring continues to
sweep across the Middle East and North Africa, - A Private War

As the Arab Spring continues to sweep across the Middle East...

Simon's in, too,
and so is Marie, last I heard. - A Private War

Simon's in, too, and so is Marie, last I heard.

The officers raped
the girls first, even had music playing. - A Private War

The officers raped the girls first, even had music playing.

They called me down
and they ordered me to rape a girl. - A Private War

They called me down and they ordered me to rape a girl.

She said in a low voice, - A Private War

She said in a low voice,

I said, "Gaddafi is Allah." - A Private War

I said, "Gaddafi is Allah."

I feel that we've failed
if we don't face what war does, - A Private War

I feel that we've failed if we don't face what war...

I spoke to the rebel leader.
He said the rebels are pushing west. - A Private War

I spoke to the rebel leader. He said the rebels are pushing ...

- They're pincering Gaddafi's forces.
- Marie... - A Private War

- They're pincering Gaddafi's forces. - Marie...

There's a lot
to cover in Libya. - A Private War

There's a lot to cover in Libya.

I'm not having this conversation with you.
Did you get my text? - A Private War

I'm not having this conversation with you. Did you get ...

- Did you get my text?
- Your text? What? - A Private War

- Did you get my text? - Your text? What?

It said, "Don't shoot me.
I'm a war reporter." - A Private War

It said, "Don't shoot me. I'm a war reporter....

He was always first in last out - A Private War

He was always first in last out

Faruq got me face time
with an old acquaintance. - A Private War

Faruq got me face time with an old acquaintance.

This is not a bra.
This is La Perla. - A Private War

This is not a bra. This is La Perla.

I mean, if anyone's gonna
pull my corpse from a trench, - A Private War

I mean, if anyone's gonna pull my corpse from a trench,

You remember the first time
you came to interview me? - A Private War

You remember the first time you came to interview me?

Today's
presidents who say I should leave, - A Private War

Today's presidents who say I should leave,

"But I will still be
leader of the revolution." - A Private War

"But I will still be leader of the revolution."

So you're prepared to sink
your country into civil war. - A Private War

So you're prepared to sink your country into civil war.

The superpowers don't consider
you strategically important enough - A Private War

The superpowers don't consider you strategically import...

You funded the IRA,
the Shining Path in Peru, - A Private War

You funded the IRA, the Shining Path in Peru,

The only people
who did believe in you - A Private War

The only people who did believe in you

Was it really Al-Qaeda
who brainwashed Libyans? - A Private War

Was it really Al-Qaeda who brainwashed Libyans?

Of all the women in the world, - A Private War

Of all the women in the world,

Even though she's a strong
woman of African origin. - A Private War

Even though she's a strong woman of African origin.

He called his enemies rats. - A Private War

He called his enemies rats.

Having never fought a war
until now, - A Private War

Having never fought a war until now,

- Zoe. Is she in there?
- Yeah. - A Private War

- Zoe. Is she in there? - Yeah.

Hey. Sorry, sorry.
It's been bloody murder today. - A Private War

Hey. Sorry, sorry. It's been bloody murder today.

I am starving. - A Private War

Tony.
We're going sailing in Antigua. - A Private War

Tony. We're going sailing in Antigua.

Everyone's holding
their breath - A Private War

Everyone's holding their breath

How does it feel to be the person
pushing us all around the world - A Private War

How does it feel to be the person pushing us all around the ...

You knew I had Libya covered
and you still tried to fuck me. - A Private War

You knew I had Libya covered and you still tried to fuck me.

I was wrong and I'm sorry.
Can you put the cigarette out, please? - A Private War

I was wrong and I'm sorry. Can you put the cigarette ou...

I had to cover myself in Libya because
you are totally unpredictable. - A Private War

I had to cover myself in Libya because you are totally unpre...

God knows everybody
loves you, Marie, - A Private War

God knows everybody loves you, Marie,

João Silva lost both legs
at the knee in Kandahar - A Private War

João Silva lost both legs at the knee in Kandahar

She was a 12-year-old
Palestinian girl - A Private War

She was a 12-year-old Palestinian girl

I watched her parents hold her
as she bled out. - A Private War

I watched her parents hold her as she bled out.

So you don't have to - A Private War

So you don't have to

You see it so that
we don't have to, yes, - A Private War

You see it so that we don't have to, yes,

But if you lose
your conviction, - A Private War

But if you lose your conviction,

Maybe I would have liked a more normal life. - A Private War

Maybe I would have liked a more normal life.

Abu Zaida, Marie Colvin,
Sunday Times. - A Private War

Abu Zaida, Marie Colvin, Sunday Times.

They start with one location, - A Private War

They start with one location,

Which is why you have to
tell me where they are, - A Private War

Which is why you have to tell me where they are,

People are seeing us being butchered
and they still call us terrorists. - A Private War

People are seeing us being butchered and they still call us ...

Assad's drones can locate the signal
and we become a missile target. - A Private War

Assad's drones can locate the signal and we become a mi...

Well, the Israeli embassy was hit
by bombers in Georgia and in India. - A Private War

Well, the Israeli embassy was hit by bombers in Georgia and ...

Marie's story's
a pretty strong rebuttal - A Private War

Marie's story's a pretty strong rebuttal

There's an assault coming.
We need to go now. Now, now, now! - A Private War

There's an assault coming. We need to go now. Now, now,...

You're brilliant and brave, - A Private War

You're brilliant and brave,

We will fucking die
if we go back, okay? - A Private War

We will fucking die if we go back, okay?

- No. I want to broadcast.
- It's not safe. - A Private War

- No. I want to broadcast. - It's not safe.

Marie, listen to me.
You do not have to do this. - A Private War

Marie, listen to me. You do not have to do this.

I already told you
if you use the sat phone, - A Private War

I already told you if you use the sat phone,

Channel 4, BBC, CNN,
all want to broadcast. - A Private War

Channel 4, BBC, CNN, all want to broadcast.

Okay. - A Private War

We're gonna
patch you through to CNN. - A Private War

We're gonna patch you through to CNN.

There are 28,000 civilians,
men, women and children, - A Private War

There are 28,000 civilians, men, women and children,

There are no telephones.
The electricity has been cut off. - A Private War

There are no telephones. The electricity has been cut off.

A Private War poster

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One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Matthew Heineman

Writer: Arash Amel, Marie Brenner

Production: Kamala Films,Thunder Road,Denver & Delilah Productions,Savvy Media Holdings,Our Time Projects

Genre: biography, drama, war

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: $1,633,208

Released: 16 Nov 2018

Awards: 2 wins & 10 nominations

Homepage: https://www.aprivatewarfilm.com/

Also watch: A Model Kidnapping, Once Upon a Time in London, Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World, Homegrown Christmas, Morvern Callar, A Soldier's Story, Mary Queen of Scots, Desert Hearts, El NiÃ±o, Tell Me Who I Am, Barney's Version, Welcome Home