'A Private War' trivia and fun facts

TIFF

The film could be seen for the first time at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018.

Debut

This is Matthews Heineman's first fiction film. Heineman had only made documentaries before.

Golden Globes

The film was nominated for two Golden Globes: Best Original Song and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for Rosamund Pike.

Based on a true story

'A Private War' is based on the true story of Marie Colvin, a journalist who got into the war in Syria and later wrote an article in Vanity Fair telling her experience, called 'Marie Colvin's Private War'.

Taron Egerton

At first, Taron Egerton was going to play Jamie Dornan's role, but he ended up rejecting.

World's record

This movie has the world's record for most cigarettes smoked in one movie.