438 dagar
- Drama
- Thriller
- History
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 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 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.
438 Days is a 2019 drama-thriller based on the true story of Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who were captured and imprisoned in Ethiopia after illegally crossing the border to report on the oil industry in the Ogaden region. The film chronicles their 438-day detention in Kality prison, their high-profile trial on terrorism charges, and their fight for survival alongside other political prisoners.
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Gustaf SkarsgårdMartin Schibbye
Matias VarelaJohan Persson
Faysal AhmedAbdullahi Hussein
Nathaniel RamabulanaWerar- Fredrik EversJens Odlander
Josefin NeldénLinnéa Schibbye
Philip ZandénCarl Bildt
Sivuyile NgesiChala- Samuel MtotiDany
Gunilla JohanssonKickan Persson
Frederik NilssonKjell Persson
Lena B. NilssonKarin Schibbye
Graham ClarkeBruno
Stephen JenningsSteven Irving
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When was 438 Days released?
438 Days was released on August 30, 2019.
Is 438 Days based on a true story?
Yes, the film is based on the real 2011 detention of Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who were captured in Ethiopia while investigating the oil industry in the Ogaden region.
What is the film about?
The movie follows two Swedish journalists who are captured by the Ethiopian army while on an investigative reporting mission, imprisoned on terrorism charges, and held in the notorious Kality prison in Addis Ababa alongside other political prisoners.
Where can I watch 438 Days?
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