A Bitter Taste of Freedom Anna Politkovskaya/Анна Политковская (2011)

A film documenting the life of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya who was assassinated on Vladimir Putin’s birthday on 7th October 2006. In her quest to uncover the wrongdoings of the Russian authorities, Anna Politkovskaya inspired awe in some and fear in countless others. An investigative journalist for Moscow’s liberal Novaya Gazeta, she was often the only spokesperson for victims of the Chechen Wars. Hers was a lonely voice, yet loud enough for the entire country to hear. It was too loud. At age 48