Under Fire: Journalists in Combat

Name: Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 5, 2011
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 74

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MercuryMedia International | Release Date: November 5, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Only two journalists were killed in World War I. Sixty-three journalists were killed in World War II. In the last two decades almost a journalist a week has been killed, with the dead numbering in the thousands. The conclusions are obvious. Journalism in times of war has become an increasingly lethal endeavor - and extremely traumaticOnly two journalists were killed in World War I. Sixty-three journalists were killed in World War II. In the last two decades almost a journalist a week has been killed, with the dead numbering in the thousands. The conclusions are obvious. Journalism in times of war has become an increasingly lethal endeavor - and extremely traumatic – as journalists are now viewed as natural targets by combatants; subject to kidnapping, torture and even beheadings. With journalists facing these new realities, UNDER FIRE weaves together combat footage and first-hand accounts by the journalists who were there to reveal what they see, think and feel as they confront the physical danger and savagery of war. (MercuryMedia International)… Expand

Director: Martyn Burke

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Peter Rainer

Feb 11, 2012

The sometimes agonizingly powerful documentary Under Fire: Journalists in Combat is built around some staggering statistics: Only two journalists were killed in World War I. Sixty-three lost their lives in World War II. And in the past two decades, almost one journalist per week has been killed. Read full review

Justin Chang

Feb 11, 2012

Viewers unconvinced by the "war is a drug" doctrine set forth by Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" will find it amply corroborated by the self-admitted adrenaline junkies here, whose collective war-reporting experience spans an astounding number of overseas conflicts from Sarajevo and Chechnya to El Salvador and Libya. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Feb 11, 2012

Fascinating and often devastating. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Feb 11, 2012

Martyn Burke's documentary hauntingly dissects the rise of media mortality in the war zone and the mental disorders that follow. Read full review

Rachel Saltz

Feb 11, 2012

Well made, and for once the talking-heads format is satisfying. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Feb 11, 2012

Important and gripping. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

Feb 11, 2012

This is one of the super rare docs that packs an unbelievable punch despite its misguided aesthetics. It's a strange triumph of content over form, which is the province of journalists to report. Read full review

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