438 Days (438 dagar) 4 years old

438 Days

On the eve of June 28th, 2011 Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia. After months of research, planning and failed attempts, they were finally on their way to report on how the ruthless hunt for oil effected the population of the isolated and conflict-ridden Ogaden region. Five days later they lay wounded in the desert sand, shot and captured by the Ethiopian army. But when their initial reportage died, another story began. A story about lawlessness, propaganda and global politics. After a Kafkaesque trial they were sentenced to eleven years in prison for terrorism. And they were far from alone. Their cellmates were journalists, writers and politicians persecuted for not bowing down to dictatorship. Their reportage about oil was transformed into a story about ink, and their daily lives turned into a fight for survival inside the notorious Kality prison in Addis Ababa.

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438 Days Cast

Name Character
Gustaf Skarsgård He was 38, now 43 years old as Martin Schibbye
Jesper Ganslandt He was 40, now 45 years old as Fredrik Spik
Philip Zandén He was 65, now 69 years old as Carl Bildt
Matias Varela He was 39, now 43 years old as Matias Varela
Josefin Neldén She was 34, now 39 years old as Linnéa Schibbye

438 Days Crew

Name Department
Fred Du Preez as Production Design. Art
Peter Bose as Executive Producer. He was 53 (now 58) years old Production
Marlow De Mardt as Producer. Production
Peter Birro as Writer. He was 53 (now 58) years old Writing
Brigid Olen as Producer. Production
Jesper Ganslandt as Director. He was 40 (now 45) years old Directing
Louise Drake af Hagelsrum as Art Direction. Art
Louise Drake af Hagelsrum as Set Decoration. Art
Sara Törnkvist as Casting. Production
Sophia Olsson as Director of Photography. She was 47 (now 51) years old Camera
Bonnie Lee Bouman as Casting. Production
Tobias Åström as Line Producer. Production
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438 Days (4 years)

  • Release day: Friday, August 30, 2019
  • Runtime: 124 minutes