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This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
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This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth

Sep 6, 2019
1h 49m
★ 7.5

Overview

For more than forty years, British journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent conflicts in the world, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, always with his feet on the ground and a notebook in hand, travelling into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and sending reports to the media he works for with the ambition of catching the interest of an audience of millions.

Genres

Documentary
History

Production Companies

Sutor Kolonko
Tinam
ONF | NFB
ZDF/Arte
VPRO

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Cast

Robert Fisk

Self - Narrator / Journalist

Robert Fisk

Jihad Sultan

Self - Military General

Jihad Sultan

Tim Eddy

Self - History Professor

Tim Eddy

Antranik Helvadjian

Self - Bookstore Owner

Antranik Helvadjian

Suheil Natour

Self - Palestinian Official

Suheil Natour

Nirmeen Hazineh

Self - Palestinian Woman

Nirmeen Hazineh

Tsoleen Sarian

Self - Archivist

Tsoleen Sarian

Finian Everard

Self - Military Lieutenant

Finian Everard

Vesna Almo

Self - Serbian Fixer

Vesna Almo

Ifet Krnjić

Self - Retired Weapons Seller

Ifet Krnjić

Adis Ikanović

Self - Factory Managing Director

Adis Ikanović

Amira Solh

Self - Urban Planner

Amira Solh

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