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This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth

This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth

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For more than forty years, British journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent conflicts in the world, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, always with his feet on the ground and a notebook in hand, travelling into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and sending reports to the media he works for with the ambition of catching the interest of an audience of millions.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

06 September 2019

Country

Canada

Cast

Robert Fisk

Robert Fisk

Self - Narrator / Journalist

Jihad Sultan

Jihad Sultan

Self - Military General

Tim Eddy

Tim Eddy

Self - History Professor

Antranik Helvadjian

Antranik Helvadjian

Self - Bookstore Owner

Suheil Natour

Suheil Natour

Self - Palestinian Official

Nirmeen Hazineh

Nirmeen Hazineh

Self - Palestinian Woman

Tsoleen Sarian

Tsoleen Sarian

Self - Archivist

Finian Everard

Finian Everard

Self - Military Lieutenant

Vesna Almo

Vesna Almo

Self - Serbian Fixer

Ifet Krnjić

Ifet Krnjić

Self - Retired Weapons Seller

Adis Ikanović

Adis Ikanović

Self - Factory Managing Director

Amira Solh

Amira Solh

Self - Urban Planner

Amer Mrayati

Amer Mrayati

Self

Lamiaa Al Saad

Lamiaa Al Saad

Self

Amira Hass

Amira Hass

Self - Israeli Journalist

Antony Loewenstein

Antony Loewenstein

Self - Freelance Journalist

Chaim Silberstein

Chaim Silberstein

Self - Israeli Settler

Sulieman Khatib

Sulieman Khatib

Self - Palestinian Man

Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz

Self - Lawyer (voice)

William Fisk

William Fisk

Self - Fisk's Father (archive footage)

Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden

Self - Al-Qaeda Leader (archive footage)

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