Review of Under the Wire (2018) by Steve M — 09 Sep 2018
Documentary film-making at its finest. Full of humility, Under The Wire shows people at their best and at their worst. From the ruins of Homs we see the vibrant, beautiful flowers of humanity in Wa'el and Dr Muhammad al-Muhammad This film has the impact of a thousand tv news bulletins.
Stalin was right: "One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic". Marie Colvin's and now Paul Conroy's Sisyphean task has been to stop Assad and Putin from creating a casual narrative of numbers on news bulletins; Marie and Paul bear witness to the tragedy of each individual who has suffered at the bloody hands of these tyrants.
The images and the feelings from this film will not leave you nor the deafening silence of our craven political leaders. Hypocrite lecteur, mon semblable. Mon frere!
This review of Under the Wire (2018) was written by Steve M on 09 Sep 2018.
Under the Wire has generally received very positive reviews.
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