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This Is Not a Movie

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Journalist Robert Fisk risks his life to get firsthand accounts of countries devastated by war.
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Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Oct 21, 2020
4/5
There is raw power in Fisk meeting the same man he saw getting thrown off his rightfully owned land 25 years ago, and going back to see the rental property constructed on his home. Go to Full Review
Mark Jenkins Slant Magazine Oct 19, 2020
3/4
The documentary adroitly demonstrates that Fisk is still motivated by the boyish curiosity that drew him to journalism. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Oct 16, 2020
However one ultimately feels about Fisk's reportorial compass, "This Is Not a Movie" presents a necessary, thought-provoking portrait of a dedicated truth-seeker. Go to Full Review
Dan Schindel Hyperallergic Nov 17, 2020
A challenge to multiple misguided assumptions the establishment makes about both journalism in general and reporting on West Asia more specifically. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ Nov 5, 2020
4/5
[Yuang] Chang captures an impressive portrait of the man who spent five decades chronicling the complex and sometimes chaotic political and human situation in the Middle East. Go to Full Review
Peter Sobczynski eFilmCritic.com Oct 22, 2020
For anyone still willing to believe that journalism is a force of genuine good in an increasingly convoluted world despite the constant barrage of attacks it receives from all sides, The is Not a [Movie] is well worth viewing. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Yung Chang

Director

Robert Fisk

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Yung Chang

Writer

Anita Lee

Producer

Allyson Luchak

Producer

Nelofer Pazira

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Journalist Robert Fisk risks his life to get firsthand accounts of countries devastated by war.
Director
Yung Chang
Producer
Anita Lee, Allyson Luchak, Nelofer Pazira, Ingmar Trost
Screenwriter
Yung Chang
Distributor
KimStim
Production Co
National Film Board of Canada, TINAM, Sutor Kolonko
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 16, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2021
Runtime
1h 46m
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