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

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

September 6th, 20191h 49min

Documentary, History
75%

Overview

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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