Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
MercuryMedia International | Release Date: November 5, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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2
Negative:
0
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Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerFeb 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
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 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
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VarietyJustin ChangFeb 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
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Village VoiceErnest HardyFeb 11, 2012
Fascinating and often devastating. Read full review
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The New York TimesRachel SaltzFeb 11, 2012
Well made, and for once the talking-heads format is satisfying. Read full review
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Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoFeb 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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New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFeb 11, 2012
Important and gripping. Read full review
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