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Movie Info

Journalist Robert Fisk risks his life to get firsthand accounts of countries devastated by war.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Yung Chang
Producer:

Anita Lee, Allyson Luchak, Nelofer Pazira, Ingmar Trost
Writer:

Yung Chang
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 16, 2020 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 23, 2021
Runtime:

1h 46m
Production Co:

National Film Board of Canada, TINAM, Sutor Kolonko

Cast & Crew

Robert Fisk
Self

Yung Chang
Director

Yung Chang
Writer

Anita Lee
Producer

Allyson Luchak
Producer

Nelofer Pazira
Producer

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Critic Reviews for This Is Not a Movie

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (22)

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.

October 21, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Richard Whittaker
Austin Chronicle
The documentary adroitly demonstrates that Fisk is still motivated by the boyish curiosity that drew him to journalism.

October 19, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Mark Jenkins
Slant Magazine
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.

October 16, 2020 | Full Review…

Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
After a lifetime reporting on conflict, Fisk reflects on the capacity of human beings to cause chaos on such a scale.

June 11, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Cath Clarke
Guardian
[A] laudatory, engaging profile of [Robert Fisk]...

May 20, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Simon Houpt
Globe and Mail
A film that can sometimes feel more laudatory than necessary, but provides a comprehensive portrait of a man who has become essential reading.

September 16, 2019 | Full Review…

Jordan Mintzer
Hollywood Reporter
A challenge to multiple misguided assumptions the establishment makes about both journalism in general and reporting on West Asia more specifically.

November 17, 2020 | Full Review…

Dan Schindel
Hyperallergic
[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.

November 5, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
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.

October 22, 2020 | Full Review…

Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com
A terrific movie.

October 19, 2020 | Full Review…

Diane Carson
KDHX (St. Louis)
It's an enjoyable documentary, chronicling an extraordinary life, but it often feels just a little too cosy.

August 19, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tom Beasley
VultureHound
What you get from him is the truth, whether you like it or not.

June 10, 2020 | Full Review…

Rob Aldam
Backseat Mafia

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