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This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth (2019)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 49M

Director : Yung Chang

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)

Crews

Yung Chang
Yung Chang
Director
Allyson Luchak
Allyson Luchak
Producer
Nelofer Pazira
Nelofer Pazira
Producer
Ingmar Trost
Ingmar Trost
Producer
Yung Chang
Yung Chang
Writer
Mike Munn
Mike Munn
Editor
Duraid Munajim
Duraid Munajim
Director of Photography
Ohad Benchetrit
Ohad Benchetrit
Original Music Composer
Justin Small
Justin Small
Original Music Composer
Anita Lee
Anita Lee
Producer
Anita Lee
Anita Lee
Executive Producer
Christopher Clements
Christopher Clements
Executive Producer
Julie Goldman
Julie Goldman
Executive Producer
Kate Vollum
Kate Vollum
Associate Producer
John Griffith
John Griffith
Associate Producer
Jason Porter
Jason Porter
Sound Recordist
Daniel Hewett
Daniel Hewett
Sound Recordist
Rami Al Dulli
Rami Al Dulli
Sound Recordist
Jackie Corkery
Jackie Corkery
Researcher
Jonah Engle
Jonah Engle
Researcher
Erhard Giesen
Erhard Giesen
Post Production Supervisor
Felix Hüsken
Felix Hüsken
Colorist
Matthias Lempert
Matthias Lempert
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthias Lempert
Matthias Lempert
Dialogue Editor
Mirko Reinhard
Mirko Reinhard
Sound Designer
Martin Pieper
Martin Pieper
Commissioning Editor
Suzanne Mertens
Suzanne Mertens
Commissioning Editor
Barbara Truyen
Barbara Truyen
Commissioning Editor
Steven Alters
Steven Alters
Commissioning Editor
Gaspard Lamunière
Gaspard Lamunière
Commissioning Editor
Nelofer Pazira
Nelofer Pazira
Co-Writer
Lucas Dowling
Lucas Dowling
Researcher
Nelofer Pazira
Nelofer Pazira
Researcher
Tanya Fleet
Tanya Fleet
Archival Footage Research

Trailers and other movies

Robert Fisk & Yung Chang
Official Canadian Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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