438 Days is a movie directed by Jesper Ganslandt in 2019 and based on the book 438 Days: How our quest to expose the dirty oil business in the Horn of Africa got us tortured, sentenced as terrorists and put away in Ethiopia’s most infamous prison by Martin Schibbye, first published in 2013. The movie features Gustaf Skarsgård, Matias Varela, Faysal Ahmed, Josefin Neldén, Stephen Jennings, Philip Zandén, and others.
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Storyline
On the night of June 28th, 2011, Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson took a significant risk by illegally crossing from Somalia into Ethiopia. Their aim was to investigate the impact of the ruthless pursuit of oil on the population of the secluded and conflict-ridden Ogaden region. Just five days later, they found themselves wounded in the desert, having been shot and captured by the Ethiopian army.
Movie vs Book
Year
2019
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
438 Days
Original title: 438 dagar
Director: Jesper Ganslandt
Country: Sweden
Year: 2019
Length: 2h4m
Year
2013
Pages
365
Book Rate
8.10
S: Goodreads
Book
438 Days
Original title: 438 dagar: vår berättelse om storpolitik, vänskap och tiden som diktaturens fångar
Subtitle: How our quest to expose the dirty oil business in the Horn of Africa got us tortured, sentenced as terrorists and put away in Ethiopia’s most infamous prison
Author: Martin Schibbye
Country: Sweden
First published in: 2013
Length: 365 pages
Genre: Biography
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