Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

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Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

2013

1h 19m

Documentary

Biography

Drama

Fantasy

War

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"Restrepo" filmmaker Sebastian Junger pays tribute to his co-director Tim Hetherington, who lost his life in Libya in 2011.

Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

His desire to understand conflict, his gnawing away at the question of what young men get out of violence, sets our own brain whirring.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 11, 2013

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

With its conventional archive-plus-talking-heads format, this film is less radical than , but Junger articulates a number of subtle and unexpected ideas about Hetherington's work, and about combat reporting in general.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 10, 2013

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David Gritten

Daily Telegraph (UK)

One imagines the charismatic Hetherington, once met, would be unforgettable: Junger's film is a decent, heartfelt tribute.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 10, 2013

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Allan Hunter

Daily Express (UK)

There is a sense of intimacy and a warm humanity shining in all his work and this is an eloquent, moving tribute ...

Rated: 4/5

Oct 11, 2013

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

This is chiefly a celebratory piece ... It is more than that, however, shedding light on what it means to be a journalist in a war zone.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 7, 2013

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Rob Humanick

House Next Door

Hetherington's portrait-like approach to his subjects is itself a form of cinema.

Jun 22, 2013

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You can't help but like him and feel sad - it's a beautiful and scary look at his life. What's sadder still is that what he learnt and what he was trying to understand is captured here, but won't change anything - men fight because it's in them, and leaders use them for politics and power.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

La guerra desde el punto de vista de los que la pelean y como eso los hace unirse mas.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

What an amazing young man.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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greg r

Better than the movie it was created about. Incredible look at one of the greatest photojournalists of our time, Tim Herrington

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic portrait of a photographer caught in the midst of war.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Another top notch documentary from Sebastian Junger on a truly inspirational man.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Synopsis

"Restrepo" filmmaker Sebastian Junger pays tribute to his co-director Tim Hetherington, who lost his life in Libya in 2011.

Director: Sebastian Junger
Producer: James Brabazon, Gretchen McGowan, Nick Quested
Production Co: Goldcrest Films International
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, Fantasy, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 19m

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