This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
2019•1h 49m•7.6•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Yung Chang
Writer
Yung Chang
Languages
Arabic, Bosnian, English
Studio
Sutor Kolonko
Cast
Robert Fisk
Self - Narrator / Journalist
Jihad Sultan
Self - Military General
Tim Eddy
Self - History Professor
Antranik Helvadjian
Self - Bookstore Owner
Suheil Natour
Self - Palestinian Official
Nirmeen Hazineh
Self - Palestinian Woman
Tsoleen Sarian
Self - Archivist
Finian Everard
Self - Military Lieutenant
Vesna Almo
Self - Serbian Fixer
Ifet Krnjić
Self - Retired Weapons Seller
Adis Ikanović
Self - Factory Managing Director
Amira Solh
Self - Urban Planner
Amer Mrayati
Self
Lamiaa Al Saad
Self
Amira Hass
Self - Israeli Journalist
Production
Company
Sutor Kolonko
Company
Tinam
Company
ONF | NFB
Company
ZDF/Arte
Company
VPRO
Producer
Allyson Luchak
Producer
Nelofer Pazira
Producer
Ingmar Trost
Producer
Anita Lee
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