This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
2019 · 1h 49m · Not Rated Documentary, History
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Fisk as Self - Narrator / Journalist
- Jihad Sultan as Self - Military General
- Tim Eddy as Self - History Professor
- Antranik Helvadjian as Self - Bookstore Owner
- Suheil Natour as Self - Palestinian Official
- Nirmeen Hazineh as Self - Palestinian Woman
- Tsoleen Sarian as Self - Archivist
- Finian Everard as Self - Military Lieutenant
- Vesna Almo as Self - Serbian Fixer
- Ifet Krnjić as Self - Retired Weapons Seller
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