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      A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey

      2016 1h 27m Documentary List
      100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews This is the story of British conflict photographer Jason P. Howe taking on the British MOD and the publics right to know. What is the first thing you think of when the guy behind you gets his legs blown off? What time is it when it hits 'bomb o'clock'? How do you fall for a woman, who then reveals herself as an assassin? Jason survived 12 years on the frontline of four wars -- Columbia, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan -- capturing images of humanity at war, its suffering, and cultures in disarray. His journey exposes the physical and emotional impact of love, loss, suffering, and disillusionment. Especially the bravery it takes to survive the world at war, and what it takes to get the images published for the world to see. An insight on how passion led to the downward spiral of disillusionment in this crazy tale of survival and change. Jason went down the rabbit hole, and we don't know if he has fully come back out. Read More Read Less

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      Juliette Cottu Little White Lies Offers an original perspective on war. Rated: 3/5 Jun 16, 2017 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) The British war photographer Jason P Howe is the tricky central subject of this grimly compelling documentary. Rated: 3/5 Jun 15, 2017 Full Review Leslie Felperin Guardian What might get lost in subsequent accounts could be this picture's most interesting quality: it's questioning of war photographers' own live-fast-die-young, self-mythologising tendencies. Rated: 3/5 Jun 15, 2017 Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf There's only so long that anyone can live the sort of life Jason lived before they burn out and the documentary is a fascinating insight in one man's mindset. Rated: 3/5 Oct 24, 2018 Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) Like all previous films about this line of work, it describes the mix of heroism and selfish thrill-seeking that leads people into the job. Rated: 3/5 Jun 19, 2017 Full Review Philip Kemp Total Film We get to-camera footage from Howe himself, plus sympathetic testimony from his colleagues. Vivid and moving. Rated: 4/5 Jun 13, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Synopsis This is the story of British conflict photographer Jason P. Howe taking on the British MOD and the publics right to know. What is the first thing you think of when the guy behind you gets his legs blown off? What time is it when it hits 'bomb o'clock'? How do you fall for a woman, who then reveals herself as an assassin? Jason survived 12 years on the frontline of four wars -- Columbia, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan -- capturing images of humanity at war, its suffering, and cultures in disarray. His journey exposes the physical and emotional impact of love, loss, suffering, and disillusionment. Especially the bravery it takes to survive the world at war, and what it takes to get the images published for the world to see. An insight on how passion led to the downward spiral of disillusionment in this crazy tale of survival and change. Jason went down the rabbit hole, and we don't know if he has fully come back out.
      Director
      Harold Monfils
      Screenwriter
      Harold Monfils
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English (Australia)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 25, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 27m