This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth (2019)

09/06/2019 (CA) • 1h 49m

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

palestinian-israeli conflict

belfast, north ireland

armenian genocide

foreign correspondent

state crimes

weapons trafficking

war journalism

syrian civil war

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