438 Days (2019)

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. After months of ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesper Ganslandt

Writers:

Peter Birro, Johan Persson (book)

Stars:

Gustaf Skarsgård, Matias Varela, Faysal Ahmed

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Gustaf Skarsgård	...	Martin Schibbye
Matias Varela	...	Johan Persson
Faysal Ahmed	...	Abdullahi Hussein
Josefin Neldén	...	Linnéa Schibbye
Stephen Jennings	...	Steven Irving
Philip Zandén	...	Carl Bildt
Jesper Ganslandt	...	Fredrik Spik
Graham Clarke	...	Bruno
Nathaniel Ramabulana	...	Werar
Farouk Valley-Omar	...	Chief Prosecutor
Magnus Sundberg	...	Reporter #3
Fredrik Skavlan	...	Skavlan
Sivuyile Ngesi	...	Chala
Frederik Nilsson	...	Kjell Persson
Armaan Haggio	...	Abdirisaq

Storyline

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. After months of research, planning and failed attempts, they were finally on their way to report on how the ruthless hunt for oil affected 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 reportage 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. And they were far from alone. Their cellmates were journalists, writers and politicians persecuted for not bowing down to dictatorship. Their reportage about oil was transformed into a story about ink, and their daily lives turned into a fight for survival inside the notorious Kality prison in Addis Ababa. Exposed to deadly ...

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Connections

References House of Angels (1992)

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish English

Release Date:

30 August 2019 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

438 Days

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

SEK43,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film i Väst, Miso Film Sverige, Sveriges Television (SVT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1