Images of Colvin's newspaper articles for the Sunday Times are shown behind the initial credits.
Just before the end credits start, there is a clip with an interview with the real Marie Colvin.
Marie Colvin and journalist Rémi Ochlik were killed in Homs, Syria on February 22nd, 2012. Paul Conroy, despite being gravely injured, survived and continues to work as a photographer. Over 500,000 Syrian civilians have been killed since Colvin's death.