Summary
Director Richard Parry's gripping, in-the-trenches documentary chronicles the experiences of freelance war photographer Robert King, from his early years in Bosnia, to his groundbreaking work in Chechnya and contemporary coverage in Iraq. Fifteen years in the making, the film tracks King's transformation from a naïve twentysomething set on winning a Pulitzer Prize to an accomplished and wise war photographer.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+34)
Critics 100Audiences 66GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer100%
IMDb7.1
Audience score60%
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −17 min on the typical 96
typical 9679Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
Released
2008
October 8, 2008
18 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Directing · 1
- Richard Parry Director, Producer, Cinematography
Production · 1
- Vaughan Smith Producer, Cinematography
Editing · 1
- John Mister Editor
Sound · 1
- Rob Hughes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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