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      Be Here Now (The Andy Whitfield Story)

      Released Apr 8, 2016 1h 50m Documentary List
      100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 93% 100+ Ratings Audience Score With support and love from his wife and family, actor Andy Whitfield battles non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Heartbreaking and at times funny and completely raw... a no holds barred look at cancer and its effects on the entire family Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Do not watch this AmAzing documentary if you or one of your loved ones has cancer. Watch it after the battle is won. This is a must see documentary about a beautiful father and husband who has tasted success and fame but now has learnt he's got stage 4 cancer. This documentary is about his and his family's journey. It's shot perfectly, moves at just the right pace to keep reeling you in. It's a must watch, It'll be your Best 2 hours of your life. It will stay with you forever. It's the only documentary I would gladly and willing watch again and again. Thank you Andy and Vashti for being so brave, real and genuine xoxo Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazingly tragic story. This film will hit you right in the feelers. I was watching alone but I swear someone was cutting onions right next to me. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review nilufer e I didn't watch the show and honestly I didn't know who he was before I watched this movie but seeing how humble and kind he was and being a witness to his terrible journey I'd have to say this documentary wrecked me up! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This documentary is a beautiful and inspiring story of love and perseverance. Never before have I watched something so powerful as this. It teaches us how to live in the now and not worry about all the little things that life throws at us. We are only here for such a short amount of time, and his family shows us how to love and support one another despite our differences and life's struggles. They also show us how to truly not take anything in this life for granted because we never know how long we have left until we go. This film will make you laugh and cry, it will inspire you, and it will motivate you to become a better you. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The highly personal and tragic journey of Andy Whitfield. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/21/18 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter Whitfield and his wife clearly granted unfettered access to the filmmaker, who captures many highly personal, intimate moments that are both joyous and tragic. Apr 14, 2016 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times It might sound like the title of a schmaltzy TV movie, but "Be Here Now (The Andy Whitfield Story)" is an extraordinarily moving, deeply personal, filmed diary of late "Spartacus" star Andy Whitfield's battle with cancer. Apr 14, 2016 Full Review Serena Donadoni Village Voice Foster makes it deeper, using an observational style to reveal the intricacies of a progressive disease and candid interviews with Andy and Vashti to strip away the veneer of celebrity implacability. Apr 5, 2016 Full Review Josef Arbiv FILMINK (Australia) Be Here Now is incredibly moving and a piece of work that deserves to be seen by all because this is a disease that affects all. Rated: 18/20 Dec 5, 2016 Full Review Travis Hopson Examiner.com Regardless of Whitfield's fate, "Be Here Now" shows him to be a shining example of how to fight for the things that really matter. Rated: 4/5 Apr 8, 2016 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International One of the most important and essential documents ever made about the dying process. Apr 8, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis With support and love from his wife and family, actor Andy Whitfield battles non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
      Director
      Lilibet Foster
      Distributor
      Tugg, Be Here Now Productions
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 8, 2016, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 50m