War Photographer (2001)
DVD-Rip | AVI | English,German | Sub: ENG | 96 min | 544x304 | H.263 - 866 Kbps | 2 channels - 135 Kbps | 700 Mb
Genre: Documentary, War
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 (1,419 votes)
Directed by: Christian Frei
Starring: James Nachtwey, Christiane Amanpour and Hans-Hermann Klare
DVD-Rip | AVI | English,
Genre: Documentary, War
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 (1,419 votes)
Directed by: Christian Frei
Starring: James Nachtwey, Christiane Amanpour and Hans-Hermann Klare
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary, War Photographer is the compelling portrait of the man considered the bravest and most important war photographer of our time, James Nachtwey. The film has been in competition in 36 major international film festivals, played theatrically in over 50
Although he has won many prestigious photography awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year several times, Nachtwey is still not well-known by name. Most people, however, would recognize his extraordinarily powerful images of the violence and suffering of wartime that have appeared in almost every major publication
For over two years Swiss filmmaker Christian Frei follows Nachtwey around the world, uncovering compassionate and unsettling images from some of the most incendiary spots on the globe -- the burning farmhouses of Kosovo, the homeless and hungry of Indonesia, a battle between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youth on the
Interviews with colleagues, including CNN's Christiane Amanpour, help describe the remarkable personality of James Nachtwey. Hardly fitting the standard description of a hard-boiled war veteran, instead Nachtwey is a shy, unobtrusive man with the distinction of a philosophy professor and an inner reserve that have allowed him to persevere through the horrors he uncovers and records.
OSCAR NOMINATION, Best Documentary Feature 2002
EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, Cinematography 2004
WINNER of 16 International Awards and Nominations 2002-2004
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