The Whistleblower


The Whistleblower is a 2010 thriller film directed by Larysa Kondracki and starring Rachel Weisz. Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska police officer who was recruited as a United Nations peacekeeper for DynCorp International in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999. While there, she discovered a sex trafficking ring serving and facilitated by DynCorp employees, with the UNs SFOR peacekeeping force turning a blind eye. Bolkovac was fired and forced out of the country after attempting to shut down the ring. She took the story to BBC News in England and won a wrongfuldismissal lawsuit against DynCorp.

Kathryn Bolkovac is a police officer from Lincoln, Nebraska, who accepts an offer to work with the United Nations International Police in postwar BosniaHerzegovina for a UK company, Democra Security a pseudonym for DynCorp International. After successfully advocating for a Muslim woman who experienced domestic abuse, Kathryn is appointed head of the department of gender affairs.Raya, a young Ukrainian woman, and her friend Luba are sold to a Bosnian sextrafficking ring by a relative. Raya escapes with Irka, another girl forced into prostitution, and they are sent to a womens shelter for victims of human trafficking. While investigating their case, Kathryn uncovers a largescale sexual slavery ring utilized by international personnel including Americans. She persuades Raya and Irka to testify against their traffickers in court, guaranteeing their safety however, an indifferent UN official drops Irka at the border between Bosnia and Serbia when she cannot produce a passport. A corrupt peacekeeper tips off the traffickers, and Raya is recaptured and tortured. Although Kathryn rescues Irka from the woods, the latter is too afraid to proceed with the trial. ........

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