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A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey

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This is the story of British conflict photographer Jason P. Howe taking on the British MOD and the publics right to know. What is the first thing you think of when the guy behind you gets his legs blown off? What time is it when it hits 'bomb o'clock'? How do you fall for a woman, who then reveals herself as an assassin? Jason survived 12 years on the frontline of four wars -- Columbia, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan -- capturing images of humanity at war, its suffering, and cultures in disarray. His journey exposes the physical and emotional impact of love, loss, suffering, and disillusionment. Especially the bravery it takes to survive the world at war, and what it takes to get the images published for the world to see. An insight on how passion led to the downward spiral of disillusionment in this crazy tale of survival and change. Jason went down the rabbit hole, and we don't know if he has fully come back out.

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Juliette Cottu Little White Lies 06/16/2017
3/5
Offers an original perspective on war. Go to Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 06/15/2017
3/5
The British war photographer Jason P Howe is the tricky central subject of this grimly compelling documentary. Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin Guardian 06/15/2017
3/5
What might get lost in subsequent accounts could be this picture's most interesting quality: it's questioning of war photographers' own live-fast-die-young, self-mythologising tendencies. Go to Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf 10/24/2018
3/5
There's only so long that anyone can live the sort of life Jason lived before they burn out and the documentary is a fascinating insight in one man's mindset. Go to Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 06/19/2017
3/5
Like all previous films about this line of work, it describes the mix of heroism and selfish thrill-seeking that leads people into the job. Go to Full Review Philip Kemp Total Film 06/13/2017
4/5
We get to-camera footage from Howe himself, plus sympathetic testimony from his colleagues. Vivid and moving. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/26/2017 Absorbing life story of the photojournalist and the price of such life. See more Read all reviews
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Harold Monfils

Director

Jason P. Howe

Self

Roger Arnold

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Eros Hoagland

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Hector Emanuel

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Jo Grenville Goble

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Synopsis This is the story of British conflict photographer Jason P. Howe taking on the British MOD and the publics right to know. What is the first thing you think of when the guy behind you gets his legs blown off? What time is it when it hits 'bomb o'clock'? How do you fall for a woman, who then reveals herself as an assassin? Jason survived 12 years on the frontline of four wars -- Columbia, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan -- capturing images of humanity at war, its suffering, and cultures in disarray. His journey exposes the physical and emotional impact of love, loss, suffering, and disillusionment. Especially the bravery it takes to survive the world at war, and what it takes to get the images published for the world to see. An insight on how passion led to the downward spiral of disillusionment in this crazy tale of survival and change. Jason went down the rabbit hole, and we don't know if he has fully come back out.
Director
Harold Monfils
Screenwriter
Harold Monfils
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 25, 2020
Runtime
1h 27m
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