The inhabitants of a Chechen mountain village have written to Anna asking for her to investigate recent torture by the Russian army on civilians there.

Anna interviews an elderly woman who was kept in a 12' outdoor pit - but then Anna herself is captured by Russian soldiers.

Lizzie Nunnery's drama series based on the true story of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya who was murdered in 2006.

Anna Politkovskaya...... Anastasia Hille
Dmitry Muratov ...... Conrad Nelson
Elena Kudimova....... Fiona Clarke
Vera Politkovskaya....... Harriet Chandler Judd
Ilya Politkovsky...... Max Bollinger
Lieutenant ...... Andrew Bryon
Rozita ...... Christine Cox

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014. Show less