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War Photographer is a suisse film of genre Documentary directed by Christian Frei released in USA on 1 november 2001

War Photographer (2001)

War Photographer
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Released in USA 1 november 2001
Length 1h36
Directed by
OriginSuisse
Rating78% 3.9434953.9434953.9434953.9434953.943495

War Photographer is a documentary by Christian Frei about the photographer James Nachtwey. As well as telling the story of an iconic man in the field of war photography, the film addresses the broader scope of ideas common to all those involved in war journalism, as well as the issues that they cover.

The documentary won a 2003 Peabody Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2002 and an Emmy Award in 2004. It also won or was nominated for more than 40 other awards internationally.

Synopsis

Le documentaire porte sur le photographe de guerre américain James Nachtwey. Dans l'un des innombrables foyers de guerre de la planète, au cœur de la souffrance, de la mort, de la douleur et du chaos, le photographe James Nachtwey cherche l'image dont il pense qu'elle pourra être publiée.

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