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Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

2013

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HBO Documentary Films | Release Date: April 12, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: A look a the life of photo-journalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington who covered wars in Afghanistan, Liberia and Libya.

Director: Sebastian Junger

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 78 min

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The Hollywood Reporter

David Rooney

Oct 10, 2013

Which Way is the Front Line is more than a chronicle of a life and a brilliant ten-year career cut short at age 40. It’s also a strangely beautiful insight into one man’s distinctive way of looking at and experiencing war. Read full review

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Time Out London Cath Clarke

Oct 8, 2013

Intelligent and moving. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times

Robert Abele

Apr 11, 2013

For Hetherington, the front line was not just a set of coordinates in a bloody battle, but a space where true artists operated, and Junger's film goes a long way toward celebrating that mind set, but also recognizing how treacherous it can be. Read full review

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Variety

Alissa Simon

Oct 10, 2013

Sebastian Junger’s docu Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? offers a moving requiem for his “Restrepo” co-director. Read full review

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The Telegraph David Gritten

Oct 10, 2013

Junger’s film is a decent, heartfelt tribute. Read full review

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The Guardian Andrew Pulver

Oct 11, 2013

Junger articulates a number of subtle and unexpected ideas about Hetherington's work, and about combat reporting in general. Read full review

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Empire David Parkinson

Oct 7, 2013

Unsurprisingly, considering the circumstances, this is less a meticulous study of photojournalist's art than an privileged and emotional look at the life of a friend and colleague. Read full review

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