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Selfish

2020Movie56 min

60
DecentGoodWatch score

A melancholic, moving documentary movie about everyday modern life and war.

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Story

40 humanitarian workers and their loved ones confide straightforwardly

War, emergency, pandemics and hunger. Humanitarian workers are used to working in the most varied and extreme missions and contexts across the planet. However, few of them venture openly into the world of personal feelings. For this film, forty humanitarian workers and their loved ones did just that, speaking without reserve about the risk, the commitment, the first mission, the sense of powerlessness, the encounters, the passion, the return home and the unspeakable things they’ve witnessed. This film explores the question of their selfishness in choosing to do this kind of work. Each person, in their own words, tells us about their feelings and experiences. Openly and straightforwardly, they tell us who they are and speak of their commitment to others, their doubts, their weaknesses and the images that haunt them.

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  • Documentary
  • Humanitarian Workers
  • War
  • Emergency
  • Pandemics
  • Personal Feelings
  • Risk
  • Psychological Impact
  • Contemporary Realism

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Facts

March 10, 2020 · 56 min · Documentary

Released
March 10, 2020
Runtime
56 min
Genres
Documentary
Original language
French
Made in
France
Available in
1 country

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Where can I stream Selfish?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is Selfish worth watching?

60
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60.

Is Selfish plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Selfish in English?

French

No, it was made in French.