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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

1h 45m Documentary Biography List
92% Tomatometer 13 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Verified Ratings
Ernest Cole, a South African photographer was the first to expose the horrors of apartheid to a world audience. His book House of Bondage, published in 1967 when he was only 27 years old, led him into exile in NYC and Europe for the rest of his life, never to find his bearings. Raoul Peck recounts his wanderings, his turmoil as an artist and his anger, on a daily basis, at the silence or complicity of the Western world in the face of the horrors of the Apartheid regime. He also recounts how, in 2017, 60,000 negatives of his work were discovered in the safe of a Swedish bank.

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Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com Oscar-nominated actor Lakeith Stanfield hauntingly whispers Cole’s thoughts and observations in touching voiceovers. It makes you feel like Cole is in the room. Rated: 3/4 Sep 24, 2024 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Variety Watching “Lost and Found,” you’re moved by a life that veered into tragedy, yet the place it lands lifts you up. More than a great photographer, Ernest Cole captured something essential. By the end you feel the ghost is speaking to you. Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Lovia Gyarkye Hollywood Reporter In an age of image inundation — when the violence of fascist regimes are on full display — revisiting Cole’s oeuvre serves as a reminder of the power of acknowledging what lays before you. May 24, 2024 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Powerful historical documentary. Rated: B+ Sep 29, 2024 Full Review Ankit Jhunjhunwala The Playlist Pictures of the persecuted Black people in peril, often surrounded by uniformed officers about to execute an atrocity, horrifyingly recall Nazi Germany. Rated: B- Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Chalice Williams Black Girl Nerds You’re left feeling that he deserved better, a longer lasting legacy, for he was a pioneer in his field who deserved his flowers while he was alive. Rated: 4/5 Sep 6, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ernest Cole, a South African photographer was the first to expose the horrors of apartheid to a world audience. His book House of Bondage, published in 1967 when he was only 27 years old, led him into exile in NYC and Europe for the rest of his life, never to find his bearings. Raoul Peck recounts his wanderings, his turmoil as an artist and his anger, on a daily basis, at the silence or complicity of the Western world in the face of the horrors of the Apartheid regime. He also recounts how, in 2017, 60,000 negatives of his work were discovered in the safe of a Swedish bank.
Director
Raoul Peck
Producer
Raoul Peck, Tamara Rosenberg
Screenwriter
Raoul Peck, Raoul Peck
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Arte France Cinéma
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 45m