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      The Contestant

      2023 1h 30m Documentary TRAILER for The Contestant: Trailer List
      94% 18 Reviews Tomatometer The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV to over 17 million viewers a week. Read More Read Less Watch on Hulu Stream Now

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      Siddhant Adlakha Variety Wildly intriguing (if often imbalanced) May 3, 2024 Full Review David Fear Rolling Stone The Contestant is the type of documentary where you’re aware that what you’re witnessing is 100-percent true, and you still can’t quite wrap your brain around what you’re seeing May 1, 2024 Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com [This] strange story, and the road map it provided for the current age of social media and reality TV, gets recounted in The Contestant, a stunning documentary premiering on Hulu. May 1, 2024 Full Review Christopher Campbell Nonfics The Contestant ultimately has little to say but lets its outrageous material speak for itself — the interviewees don’t provide all that much in the way of revelatory insight — and ends on a positive note, making it an absorbing yet uncomfortable watch. May 3, 2024 Full Review John Serba Decider For viewers unfamiliar with Nasubi’s story – likely most of us outside Japan – it’s too fascinating to ignore, even in a sometimes-shaky doc like The Contestant... prepare yourself to be engrossed and a little bit disappointed by this particular telling. May 2, 2024 Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The documentary film is both a fascinating look at a period in Japanese TV culture and also an affecting portrait of resilience and empathy as Nasubi uses his unwitting celebrity for the benefit of others. May 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV to over 17 million viewers a week.
      Director
      Clair Titley
      Producer
      Clair Titley
      Screenwriter
      Clair Titley
      Distributor
      Hulu
      Production Co
      Misfits Entertainment
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 2, 2024
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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