“The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz, will be in theaters in Chicago, Washington D.C., San Diego and San Francisco tomorrow, August 12, so if you live in these cities, you’re in luck!

In order to increase the hype, here’s a clip from the film entitled “What’s Happening Here”, where Kathy (Weisz) confronts the owner of the Florida Bar, a big location concerning the plot of the film. You can watch the clip below the post.

Here’s the synopsis of the film:

Inspired by actual events, the film tells the story of Kathy Bolkovac (Weisz), an American police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and multinational diplomatic doubletalk.

The film also stars Vanessa Redgrave, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monica Bellucci, David Strathairn, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Roxana Condurache, Paula Schramm, Alexandru Potocean, William Hope, Rayisa Kondracki, Jannette Hain and David Hewlett.

So what do you, the ShockYa readers and commenters, think? Are you going to be at the theater on the movie’s opening day? Give us your opinions in the comments section below.

The Whistleblower

By Monique Jones

Monique Jones blogs about race and culture in entertainment, particularly movies and television. You can read her articles at Racialicious, and her new site, COLOR . You can also listen to her new podcast, What would Monique Say.

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