Kathryn is an American cop who is unsuccessful in marriage, but caring toward her teen daughter. Her passion for police work may be tested more than she ever bargained for when a UN peacekeeping position sends her to Bosnia. This wartorn community has a dark secret: the peacekeepers use their diplomatic immunity to participate in a humanitarian nightmare of sexual and mysogynist slaveholding for profit. Kathryn has abandoned her daughter trying to earn enough money to move closer to her, but she will not abandon brutally abused Raya. Through every revelation Kathryn pursues her case methodically and with simple police approaches. The web of corruption looms larger all the time as influentials consistently circumvent her efforts. Now Kathryn has to decide between rule of law and the cause of human suffering she has documented.The character Kathryn Bolkovac travels into the lair of an evil more organized than she can fathom. Only a good person is caught off guard by such darkness. The process is painful because this true story doesn't offer us an action hero who can overcome all with fast fists, a gun or a seal team. Kathryn has real setbacks, but her courage and intestinal fortitude to take on powers far larger than herself emboldens regular souls like you and me to insist on human goodness. The heroism of The Whistleblower comes with a cost: every victory is served with some palpable defeat. Kathryn is willing to risk her safety in order to maybe save a few.I was deeply moved and honestly infuriated by Ms. Weisz's vulnerable and almost naive portrayal of 1 officer of the law attending to her conscience and standing up for the wounded souls of our modern slave trade. To play this role, in my opinion, she has given us a true witness and a compelling motivation to push back evil any way we can. I believe there is a measure of risk to tell such a story - this speaks of Ms. Weisz and every participant in the making of The Whistleblower in terms beyond acting. Compassion and anger have a place as we all respond any way possible to the need for rescue of the young women abused and enslaved worldwide. How many films do you watch and think, This is important. I want to do something about it. ? Show less «