THE CORRESPONDENT
Duration: 119 mins
Director: Kriv Stenders
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Rahel Romahn, Julian Maroun, Yael Stone
Genre: Thriller
While covering the news desk in Cairo for a colleague over the Christmas holidays, Australian journalist Peter Greste is arrested and accused of terrorism. He has become a pawn in the middle of a deadly game full of corrupt officials and ancient rivalries. Now the subject of his own worldwide news story, with only his wits and unlikely allies keeping him alive, Greste’s very survival means staring down a brutal regime. THE CORRESPONDENT is a gripping thriller and a compelling true story about the relentless defence of the truth and triumph of the human spirit.