Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn
Volodymyr Zhuravlev, a suspect in the Nord Stream pipeline bombing, was arrested in Croatia while working as a consultant on a film about the incident starring Sean Penn. The film, directed by Doug Liman, is a dramatized reconstruction of the sabotage.
Why it matters
The arrest highlights the bizarre intersection of real-world geopolitical sabotage and Hollywood media production.
Sean Penn was spotted on a set in Zagreb alongside Adrien Brody. Photograph: Amy Katz/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock Sean Penn was spotted on a set in Zagreb alongside Adrien Brody. Photograph: Amy Katz/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock Nord Stream 1 pipeline Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn Volodymyr Zhuravlev had been consulted on Snake Island, a dramatised reconstruction of incident
Prefer the Guardian on Google Earlier this month locals in Zagreb noticed something odd outside an art deco building. Sandbags and barricades appeared in front of the Esplanade hotel, along with a film crew and extras sporting Ukrainian military uniforms. Soon afterwards the actors Sean Penn and Adrien Brody were spotted on the set in the Croatian capital, together with Doug Liman , the Hollywood director of the Jason Bourne movies.
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