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

7.5/10 109 min 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.

Cast

Robert Fisk

Self - Narrator / Journalist

Amira Hass

Self - Israeli Journalist

Alan Dershowitz

Self - Lawyer (voice)

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