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War Photographer

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War Photographer (2001)
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Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
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    • Christian Frei
  • Stars
    • James Nachtwey
    • Christiane Amanpour
    • Hans-Hermann Klare
    • Christian Frei
  • Stars
    • James Nachtwey
    • Christiane Amanpour
    • Hans-Hermann Klare
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    • 11User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Christiane Amanpour
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    • Self - Chief International Correspondent CNN
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    • Foreign Editor STERN Magazine
    Christiane Breustedt
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      James Nachtwey: It's more difficult to get publications to focus on issues that are more critical, that do not provide people with as escape from reality but attempt to get them deeper into reality. To be concerned about something much greater than themselves. And I think people are concerned. I think quite often, publishers don't give their audience enough credit for that. In fact, at the end of the day, I believe people do want to know when there's some major tragedy going on; when there's some unacceptable situation happening in this world. And they want something done about it. That's what I believe. We must look at it. We're required to look at it. We're requited to do what we can about it. If we don't, who will?

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    If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough...
    Stunning, shocking and beautiful, a "Pflicht-Film" about war photography and it's leading lenser James Nachtwey.

    Originally commissioned for Swiss television, this documentary by Christian Frei may be hard to track down, but it might be one of the most memorable films you will ever see. More user comments probably will say "this film is not for the squeamish," but what we see here is the real-life inferno of war and poverty. And if you have never been subject to war and poverty you HAVE to see (Nachtwey's) photography, which demonstrates what the human race is capable of and what it looks like...
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    • Jul 17, 2002

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      • 2001 (United States)
      • Switzerland
      • filmo.ch
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      • German
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      • Jakarta, Indonesia
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      • Christian Frei Filmproductions
      • Schweizer Fernsehen (SF)
      • Suissimage
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