War Photographer

Name: War Photographer
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: June 19, 2002
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 79
Cast: James Nachtwey

2002

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First Run Features | Release Date: June 19, 2002

Starring: James Nachtwey

Summary: A film about the American photographer James Nachtwey -- his motivation, his fears and his daily routine as a war photographer.

Director: Christian Frei

Genre(s): War, Documentary

Runtime: 96 min

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Edward Guthmann

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David Sterritt

Indelible images and brilliant use of unconventional music make this a nonfiction film that must be seen – and heard – to be believed. Read full review

Peter Rainer

What's remarkable is how often the photographer's subjects allow themselves to be caught on film; it's as if they understood implicitly that Nachtwey was there not only to agitate for reform but to memorialize their agony. He does both. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

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? Read full review

Jami Bernard

Nachtwey's pictures tell a tale of grief and suffering, and Frei's you-are-there approach gives those photos startling immediacy. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

A misleadingly bland title for a gripping documentary. Read full review

Noel Murray

The scenes of death, starvation, and destruction are affecting, but they don't say much about the actual subject of the film. Read full review

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35	#35 Best Movie of 2002

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