The Correspondent (film)

The film stars Richard Roxburgh, Julian Maroun, Rahel Romahn, Yael Stone, and Mojean Aria.

The film is based on the real-life story of Australian foreign correspondent and journalist Peter Greste, who was arrested in Cairo after being accused of spreading false news and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood.

[3][1] When discussing his performance, Roxburgh said he made no attempt to imitate Greste; instead he focused on "empathetically reaching into his experience as much as I could".

[8] Screenhub's Stephen A Russell said the film stands tall on Roxburgh’s "capable shoulders even as it zips through the ordeal at a fair clip".

[8] While Penelope Debelle said Roxburgh's performance manages to encapsulate "Greste’s unshowy character" and is "notably quiet... devoid of sentimentality and free of heroics".