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Tag Archives: Documentary
Underground (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A calm and thoughtful observation of subway workers
South Korean documentary film “Underground” simply observes a bunch of various subway workers who have devoted themselves to making their public system work everyday for millions of citizens out there. Although it does not explain that much to us as … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Labor right, Laborer, South Korean Film, Subway
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Misha and the Wolves (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A Holocaust story too good to be true
Netflix documentary film “Misha and the Wolves”, which was released in last week, presents a real-life story which is surely stranger than fiction for good reasons. Mainly revolving around an unbelievably dramatic tale from one old woman, the documentary initially … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, The Holocaust, World War II
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Assassins (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A close look into one infamous assassination case
Documentary film “Assassins” gives us a close look into one infamous assassination case which surprised many of us a few years ago. On February 13th, 2017, a certain prominent North Korean exile was assassinated right in the middle of Kuala … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassination, Dictator, Documentary, North Korea, Real-life figure, Real-life incident
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Pray Away (2021) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): How they damaged others out there
Netflix documentary film “Pray Away”, which is released on this Tuesday, mainly focuses on several survivors and former leaders of gay conversion therapy groups in US. Although it does not go that deep into many horrors and tragedies of gay … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Documentary, Gay conversion therapy, Homosexuality, LGBTQ
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76 Days (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): 76 days of lockdown in Wuhan, China
Documentary film “76 Days”, which was shortlisted for Best Documentary Oscar early in this year, gives us a close look into that urgent 76-day period of lockdown in Wuhan, China, which was the ground zero of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, Documentary, Lockdown, Quarantine, Real-life story
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Us, Day by Day (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their never-ending feminist life
South Korean documentary film “Us, Day by Day” looks into the past and present of five proud and strong women who have all led each own interesting life as feminists. As it is limited by its rather short running time … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Feminism, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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Sisters on Track (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Running for better life
Netflix documentary film “Sisters on Track”, which was released on last Thursday, looks into one important period of three young African American girls ready to try their best with their considerable athletic ability. Although their darkest time was over, these … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Mother and daughter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Caught in the Net (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A disturbing and gripping exposé of online sexual predators
Rarely have I felt an urgent need to calm down myself with a glass of drink or anything, but I had such a feeling while watching Czech documentary film “Caught in the Net”, which was released as “#WeWatchYou” in South … Continue reading
A Long Way to School (2020) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Mothers fighting against prejudices
South Korean documentary film “A Long Way to School” looks into a long fight of a group of courageous mothers who simply wanted their children with disabilities to have a special school closer to them. While it is often infuriating … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, School
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The Boy from Medellín (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A superstar back in his hometown
Documentary film “The Boy form Medellín”, which was released on Amazon Prime two days ago, presents a close look into one eventful week surrounding J Balvin, a Colombian raggaeton singer which has been quite popular around the world during last … Continue reading
