Never Look Away

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Never Look Away

Released Nov 22

1h 25m

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Biography

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.

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Director Lucy Lawless acquits herself terrifically as a documentarian with this impressive first feature, helped along by an indomitable subject who proves impossible to look away from.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

This documentary about her life, directed by the actor Lucy Lawless, is a fascinating portrait of a woman who had two mottoes: “no regrets” and “don’t be boring”.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 27, 2024

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Christian Zilko

indieWire

More than anything, it tells a human story about someone who understood herself well enough to live the exact life she wanted while accepting every consequence that came with it.

Rated: B+

Nov 22, 2024

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

While [Lawless] only scratches the surface of Moth's traumatic past, "Never Look Away" still stands as a formidable anti-war project.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 22, 2024

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Beth Accomando

KPBS.org

For a first time director, Lawless tackles the material with both assurance and a bold creativity.

Dec 19, 2024

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

What makes Never Look Away such an exceptional documentary is its ability to shed light on a figure who deserves to be remembered.

Rated: 3.5/4

Dec 6, 2024

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

The result is a powerful, sometimes deeply uncomfortable, intricately assembled biography of an astonishing woman.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 27, 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

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