Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
HBO Documentary Films | Release Date: April 12, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyOct 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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The GuardianAndrew PulverOct 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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The TelegraphDavid GrittenOct 10, 2013
Junger’s film is a decent, heartfelt tribute. Read full review
80
VarietyAlissa SimonOct 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
80
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeOct 8, 2013
Intelligent and moving. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleApr 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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EmpireDavid ParkinsonOct 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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