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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h

Summary Watchers of the Sky interweaves four stories of remarkable courage, compassion, and determination, while setting out to uncover the forgotten life of Raphael Lemkin - the man who created the word "genocide," and believed the law could protect the world from mass atrocities. Inspired by Samantha Power’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, A Prob...

Written By: Samantha Power

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h

Watchers of the Sky

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Summary Watchers of the Sky interweaves four stories of remarkable courage, compassion, and determination, while setting out to uncover the forgotten life of Raphael Lemkin - the man who created the word "genocide," and believed the law could protect the world from mass atrocities. Inspired by Samantha Power’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, A Prob...

Written By: Samantha Power

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100
Oct 17, 2014
Watchers of the Sky, an intricate and immensely powerful documentary, directed by Edet Belzberg, is both the story of Raphael Lemkin as well as a harrowing examination of genocide, past, recent, and ongoing.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
91
Oct 16, 2014
Tough to watch, but essential.
By Chris Nashawaty FULL REVIEW
90
Oct 14, 2014
Accomplishes the nearly impossible trick of updating viewers on the prevalence of genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries without rubbing our noses in our failure to stop it.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
90
Oct 8, 2014
Sad and disturbing, this smartly and conscientiously crafted film is a powerful wake-up call, heard but not yet implemented, by the “civilized” world.
By Duane Byrge FULL REVIEW
88
Oct 23, 2014
Editing these unwieldy stories into a cohesive, meaningful way must have been a massive undertaking. Editors Jenny Golden and Karen Sim did such an impressive job that even at two hours — an eternity for a doc — the movie never feels too long.
By Stephanie Merry FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 16, 2014
The title comes from prosecutor Ferencz, who compares his work to that of the 16th-century astronomer Tycho Brahe, who said he watched the sky so future generations could use him as their foundation.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
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Oct 13, 2014
This is, to put it mildly, a lot of information for one documentary, which inevitably devolves to resemble not so much an anthology as a slideshow of genocide's greatest hits.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Propeller Films, The Unofficial Man
Release Date Oct 17, 2014
Duration 2 h
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.watchersofthesky.com/
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Jerusalem Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinema for Peace Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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