The Whistle-Blower

Name: The Whistle-Blower
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2001-04-14
Rating: 7.8

DramaThrillerCrime2h 40m

🍅75%

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75%

Tomatometer

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71%

Popcornmeter

7.8

TMDB

Storyline

A bank employee, Laura Tracey, places herself and her family in mortal danger after reporting irregularities in the firm's overseas accounts to the National Criminal Intelligence Service. She learns that the money belongs to South American drug cartels, and her family are immediately taken into the Witness Protection Program and relocated.

Details

DirectorBen Bolt

ReleasedApr 14, 2001

StatusReleased

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Rachel Weisz puts on a compelling smoldering act though the film suffers from a literal-minded approach to the material.”

75% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Joe Clay

RTThe Times (UK)Oct 26, 2022

[A] compelling and alarming fact-based drama...

Sara Michelle Fetters

RTMovieFreak.comJan 27, 2012

The Whistleblower is a strong effort made even more so thanks to the mesmerizing talents of star Rachel Weisz.

Jim Schembri

RTThe Age (Australia)Oct 18, 2011

The closing minutes of the film suggest the most challenging parts of the story still remains untold.

Debbie Lynn Elias

RTBehind The LensNov 26, 2019

Directed by Larysa Kondracki and co-written with Eilis Kirwan, The Whistleblower pulls no punches, going for the grit and grime, and more often than, horrifying visuals of sexual slavery and abuse.