The Correspondent (film)

The Correspondent
Theatrical poster
Directed byKriv Stenders
Screenplay byPeter Duncan
Based onThe First Casualty
by Peter Greste
Produced byCarmel Travers
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Hall
Edited byVeronika Jenet
Music byTom Ellard
Production
company
Pop Family Entertainment production
Distributed byMaslow Entertainment
Release dates
  • 23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) (Adelaide Film Festival)
  • 26 December 2024 (2024-12-26) (Australia)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Correspondent is a 2024 biographical legal thriller directed by Kriv Stenders from a screenplay by Peter Duncan. The film stars Richard Roxburgh, Julian Maroun, Rahel Romahn, Yael Stone & Mojean Aria. The plot focuses on Australian journalist and foreign correspondent Peter Greste, who was arrested in Cairo and accused of spreading false news and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood. The film is adapted from Greste's 2017 memoir The First Casualty.

The Correspondent is scheduled to be released in Australia on 26 December 2024.