Maxine Peake

6 days ago | movieguide.org | James Strong |Maxine Peake |Jason Isaacs |Ben Miles

WORDS OF WAR is a dramatized documentary about the life of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya, who defied Vladamir Putin during the Chechnya war and exposed the brutal acts of his army for the world to see. The movie follows a roughly five-year period where Anna travels as a war correspondent, building rapport with the Chechen people and portraying their struggles. Meanwhile, she and the people close to her face intense scrutiny at home as Russia’s secret police look to silence her.

Aug 4, 2023 | jacobin.com | Maxine Peake

Chandler Dandridge Maxine, thank you for speaking with Jacobin. I want to start by asking: Are you now or have you ever been a socialist? Maxine Peake Yes. I will always be. To me, that’s the root of who I am. The basic teachings are so rooted in who I am. Chandler Dandridge How do you balance achieving artistic success with sustaining your socialist values in a profit-driven industry? Maxine Peake My politics goes very much into what projects I choose.