76 Days

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76 Days

Released Jan 23, 2021

1h 33m

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Health care workers and patients combat the COVID-19 outbreak during a lockdown in Wuhan, China.

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A raw, fly-on-the-wall recounting of hospital life in Wuhan in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, 76 Days is an engrossing and potent documentary - and a surprisingly comforting portrait of humanity.

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Lucy Mangan

Guardian

There are no hugely dramatic moments in 76 Days. It is wholly unsentimental and, allowing for the fact the stream of events must be put into some kind of narrative form, unmanipulative.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 19, 2021

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David Hughes

Empire Magazine

Compelling and surprising, 76 Days is a seemingly apolitical yet oddly sanitised fly-on-the-wall documentary that puts you on the front lines of an eerily well-managed response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 7, 2021

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

The takeaway from this thing is...thank GOD for these people.

Jan 29, 2021

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

The film is a gem of a ripping tale and a great example of human persistence in extreme circumstances.

Rated: 8/10

Feb 13, 2024

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

76 Days is an incredibly difficult and painful film that ultimately accomplishes exactly what the film seeks out to achieve.

Rated: A

Jul 18, 2022

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Dan Bayer

Next Best Picture

The definition of a not-to-be-missed film.

Rated: 9/10

May 11, 2022

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Tom F

Just letting the cameras roll at Wuhan hospitals during the initial COVID shutdown, one compelling moment after another.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Audience Member

Raised with a premise of terror, it is a masterclass on how to make cinema at close range, realistic and pure, letting the luminous nooks and crannies pass by while enveloping the viewer in an absorbing feeling of crisis and the need for hope. It is also a sample of art as human reflection of a specific moment, a brutal time capsule.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Given the very generous reviews to date, I had high expectations for this documentary. There was nothing special or insightful about it. It goes without saying that only the highest level of government approval would have permitted this access at this critical time so it seems a little over rehearsed. I also felt the filming was excessively close to the subjects which may have been an attempt to act as a constant reminder they were being filmed. If you have ever been filmed for extended periods of time, you know it's very easy to actually forget you're being recorded. I wanted to like it but was disappointed in the end.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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an emotional, genuine, reflective story

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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The first 10 seconds of this documentary will grip you. This will dispel all notions of COVID-19 not being a serious disease with gut-wrenching consequences for people all over the world. Although this was short listed for an Oscar, I was disappointed to see that it didn't get to the nomination stage. Of course, what's even more saddening is all the people who will call this propaganda at the expense of those who have died. The humanity of frontline health care workers is demonstrated in picture perfect composition as one of the co-directors was actually a still photographer. Must watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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This documentary ****ing sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bull*****ed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Hao Wu

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Synopsis

Health care workers and patients combat the COVID-19 outbreak during a lockdown in Wuhan, China.

Director: Hao Wu, Weixi Chen
Producer: Jean Tsien, Hao Wu
Screenwriter: Hao Wu
Distributor: MTV Documentary Films
Production Co: XTR Film Society, 76 Days, Ford Foundation - Just Films, Esquire China
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2021
Runtime: 1h 33m

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