438 Days
2019 · Movie · 124 min. · Sweden
On the eve of June 28th, 2011, Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia. They wanted to report on how the ruthless hunt for oil effected the population of the isolated and conflict-ridden Ogaden region. Five days later they lay wounded in the desert sand, shot and captured by the Ethiopian army. But when their initial report died, another story began. A story about lawlessness, propaganda and global politics. After a Kafkaesque trial they were sentenced to eleven years in prison for terrorism. They were pardoned and released after 438 days - this is their story of 438 days of hell.
Direction Jesper Ganslandt
Cast Gustaf Skarsgård · Matías Varela · Fredrik Evers · Josefin Neldén · Philip Zandén · Faysal Ahmed · Jesper Ganslandt
Soundtrack Jon Ekstrand
Screenplay Peter Birro · Johan Persson · Martin Schibbye
Cinematography Sophia Olsson
Original title 438 dagar
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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