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Never Look Away

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Never Look Away

Released Nov 22, 2024

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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Heidy Morales

Hye's Musings

As a story about a captivating and interesting individual who worked in some of the most dangerous parts of the world, 'Never Look Away' provides a good balance in terms of the personal and the professional sides of Margaret Moth.

Apr 25, 2025

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Liam Maguren

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

Intimate, informative, and impactful, Never Look Away sits comfortably in a stable of films that get into the minds of camerapeople drawn to subjects all-too-often safeguarded from wider society.

Jan 15, 2025

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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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Jacquelyn J

If we had more Women like this in the US, we would not still be fighting for rights over our ovaries

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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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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