Independent films

The Whistleblower (2010)
This film is based on the true events of Kathy's experiences in post war bosnia. She was a police office in American when she took a job as a peacekeeper. While she is there she uncovers the truth of a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up and betrayal. She uncovers a trade of woman and some of the peacekeepers know about it and keep it a secret.

This story is controversial topic that would normally be seen as too violent and most people wouldn't watch them, so they wouldn't be made by a hollywood studio.

The studio that produced this film is Samuel Goldwyn films which is a independent film company, founded by Samuel Goldwyn. Jr.

The main character of this film is Rachel Weisz who has been in a lot of hollywood blockbuster but she plays this part really well.  All the other characters are either making their acting debut or haven't made it in hollywood films yet.

This film has won 4 awards and was nominated for 6 awards at different film festivals, this means that they are gaining importance through the awards they won. This will resort to having a wider audience.

This film was released several times at different film festivals.

This film made $1,124,996 total worldwide.

The poster:

This poster has used low key lighting to create a dark feel for the film. The main image is of the main character walking around looking to her left, she is wearing casual clothes which suggests either she isn't working or she has a casual job. She is carrying a bag on her shoulder which shows the audience that she is travelling and also she doesn't have many belongings with her which could say something about her personality. There are a couple of picture dotted around the poster which tells the audience some of the stories involved in this film. There is also a slogan on this poster "Nothing is more dangerous than the truth" which goes nice with the story of the film.









The trailer:

This trailer will attract the target audience because straight away is shows the story and what will be involved and it gets the audience involved straight away, they are hooked to the film. It has quotes from various newspaper and magazines stating how good the acting is and how the film made them feel. Also at the end it states which awards they have won a the film festivals this film was shown at.

 

 

 

I have watched this film mainly because the story was so different and true that I had to found out what happen to Kathy while is Bosnia.