Scene from the film War Photographer
Scene from the film War Photographer
Scene from the film War Photographer
Scene from the film War Photographer
Scene from the film War Photographer
Scene from the film War Photographer

War Photographer

Direction
Year 
2001
Country
  • Switzerland
Duration
96min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

A film about the American photographer James Nachtwey, about his motivation, his fears and his daily routine as a war photographer. If we believe Hollywood pictures, war photographers are all hard-boiled and cynical old troopers. How can they think about 'exposure time' in the very moment of dread?

Swiss author, director and producer Christian Frei followed James Nachtwey for two years into the wars in Indonesia, Kosovo, Palestine... Christian Frei used special micro-cameras attached to James Nachtwey's photo-camera.

We see a famous photographer looking for the decisive moment. We hear every breath of the photographer. For the first time in the history of movies about photographers, this technique allowed an authentic insight into the work of a concerned photo-journalist.


French, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles are available for download only in DVD format.

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Details

  • Original title
    War Photographer
  • Direction
  • DOP
    James Nachtwey
  • Music
    Eleni Karaindrou, Arvo Pärt, David Darling
  • Sound
    Florian Eidenbenz
  • Duration
    96 min (91+ min.)
  • Year
    2001
  • Country
    • Switzerland
  • Colour
    • Colour
  • Production
      • Christian Frei Filmproductions GmbH
      • Switzerland

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