Never Look Away

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Never Look Away

1h 25m

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War

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CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth fearlessly captures footage of war zones. After receiving catastrophic injuries in the crosshairs of battle, she returns to work with more courage than ever. An intimate portrait of a trailblazing female photojournalist.

Lucy Lawless

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Margaret Moth

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Christiane Amanpour

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Lucy Lawless

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Matthew Metcalfe

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Tom Blackwell

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Joe Leydon

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Compact yet complex portrait of a singularly and aggressively unconventional war correspondent who inspired equal measures of admiration and anxiety among her friends, colleagues and lovers.

May 1, 2024

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Never Look Away leans into its subject’s complexities, presenting viewers with a layered, intelligent study of a woman who lived unapologetically and ferociously, choosing to cover war zones rather than embrace a conventional existence.

Apr 25, 2024

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Interspersed with graphic footage, much of it shot by Moth herself, Lawless interviews her friends, lovers and family members, who flesh out the back story behind her anger and relentless energy.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 29, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Actor-turned-director Lucy Lawless skilfully fuels the narrative with Moth's distinctive energy, reflected in interviews with colleagues, partners and family members, as well as her unblinking footage.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 30, 2024

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Daniel Allen

Loud and Clear Reviews

Lucy Lawless’ Never Look Away profiles the tenacious Margaret Moth and her remarkable story as a camerawoman covering conflicts for CNN.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 25, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

Cinema Daily US

When this documentary doesn’t have the archive footage it needs to convey important pieces of Moth’s life and career, it gets creative.

Rated: B+

Jul 24, 2024

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CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth fearlessly captures footage of war zones. After receiving catastrophic injuries in the crosshairs of battle, she returns to work with more courage than ever. An intimate portrait of a trailblazing female photojournalist.

Director: Lucy Lawless
Producer: Matthew Metcalfe, Tom Blackwell, Lucy Lawless
Screenwriter: Lucy Lawless, Matthew Metcalfe, Tom Blackwell, Whetham Allpress
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: New Zealand Film Commission, GFC Films
Genre: Documentary, Biography, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2024
Runtime: 1h 25m