Larysa Kondracki decided to make The Whistleblower after hearing Bolkovac 's account of sex trafficking in Bosnia-Herzegovina . ] ] Director Larysa Kondracki and co-screenwriter Eilis Kirwan learned of Bolkovac 's story while attending Columbia University , eight years before the film 's production .
Bolkovac 's account of sex trafficking in Bosnia-Herzegovina inspired Larysa Kondracki to make The Whistleblower .