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- 2002
- Warner Home Video
- 1 h 36 m
- 2002
- Warner Home Video
- 1 h 36 m
Summary A film about the American photographer James Nachtwey -- his motivation, his fears and his daily routine as a war photographer.
Directed By: Christian Frei
- 2002
- Warner Home Video
- 1 h 36 m
- 2002
- Warner Home Video
- 1 h 36 m
War Photographer
79
7.0
Summary A film about the American photographer James Nachtwey -- his motivation, his fears and his daily routine as a war photographer.
Directed By: Christian Frei
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
79
83% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Indelible images and brilliant use of unconventional music make this a nonfiction film that must be seen – and heard – to be believed.
Documenting war is a small, partial but indispensable step toward its eventual eradication. Mr. Frei's quiet, engrossing film is a sad and stirring testimony to this vision and to the quiet, self-effacing heroism with which Mr. Nachtwey has pursued it.
The images this war photographer shoots are beyond awful, but there's just no looking away.
Finally, the film answers a question that obviously haunts Nachtwey: Is it immoral, callous or irresponsible to win fame and recognition from images of the terror, death and suffering of others?
A misleadingly bland title for a gripping documentary.
The photographer's show-don't-tell stance is admirable, but it can make him a problematic documentary subject. War Photographer infers the psychological and physical toll of his peripatetic existence, but provides scant insight into his technique.
The scenes of death, starvation, and destruction are affecting, but they don't say much about the actual subject of the film.
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Generally Favorable
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7.0
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User Score
Generally Favorable
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Production Company
Christian Frei Filmproductions,
Schweizer Fernsehen (SF),
Suissimage,
Swiss National Television
Release Date Jun 19, 2002
Duration 1 h 36 m
Genres
Website
http://www.war-photographer.com/
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Grimme Award
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
