Witness 

Drug trafficking, poverty, gang violence, corruption and ethnic warfare have created some of the most dangerous hot spots on Earth. Witness follows our current generation of ... See full summary »

Stars:

Eros Hoagland, Faisal Al-Faituri, Essam Al-Sabri

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Eros Hoagland	...	Himself - Photojournalist 2 episodes, 2012

Storyline

Drug trafficking, poverty, gang violence, corruption and ethnic warfare have created some of the most dangerous hot spots on Earth. Witness follows our current generation of photojournalists into these conflict zones in Mexico, Libya, Brazil and South Sudan. In the four-part series, war photographers carry us into the heart of the human drama of the people in the action on the ground. We see what compels the photojournalist and experience why, when everyone else seeks cover, the photojournalist stands and moves closer.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A haditudósító szemével

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blulight Media,Little Puppet Productions,HBO Documentary Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The Juarez Episode

Contrary to the other two user reviews, I found the series rather entertaining, albeit admittedly not as intense as I would have liked. They shed more light than, say, Ros Kemp's factual series on gangs, yet fall short of being hard hitting docos (La Vida Loca by Poveda, being one of the most insightful portray of gang culture, violence, and redemption).

It is not my intention to debate whether or not the blurred narrators were actual gangsters, by the same manner I don't question whether the sicario in El Sicario was indeed a hit man. Real criminals don't jeopardize their lives by letting themselves filmed in broad daylight, so am fine with concealed identities.

In addition, I would say the series is about war photographers, the way they witness the facts, which is not always the way they happen. they call it the world through their lenses for a reason. In the end, I think HBO opted for a more emotional approach rather than a factual one, yet offering first hand access into mostly uncharted territory. And contrary to what a user wrote, the South Sudan episode does show tribal scarring (7 minutes in). So much for accuracy.