documentary

From this year (2020) we have moved criticism of documentaries to attached MODER TIMES REVIEW. Our critics write there about international documentaries (most often the political one). See also PDF of the magazine on e-editions.

Arab film with political sting

Aleksander Huser - 8.March 2022

ARAB FILM DAYS: Hany Abu-Assad, Mounia Akl: Huda's Salon / Costa Brava, Lebanon

The thriller Huda's Salon takes a feminist look at the position of women in the Israeli – occupied West Bank, while the distinctive family drama Costa Brava, Lebanon deals with Lebanon's ongoing waste crisis.

The struggle for Hong Kong democracy

Aleksander Huser - 28. February 2022

DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT: Jennifer Ngo: Faceless

By following four young demonstrators, the documentary Faceless comes very close to the protest demonstrations in Hong Kong in 2019.

The legacy of Ruth Maier

Aleksander Huser - 28. December 2021

ANTISEMITTISM: Elsa Kvamme: No more everyday

Elsa Kvamme's new documentary No more everyday life tells the story of Jewish Ruth Maier, who in no way has lost its relevance and importance.

The urge to be seen and recognized

Aleksander Huser - 1. December 2021

FICTION: Jesse Armstrong: Succession

The controversy in the media mogul family over the corporate throne escalates further in the HBO series Succession, which in an impressive and captivating way is able to take the pulse of the present and big capitalist business at its most brutal.

Do the right thing

Lauren Wissot - 17. September 2021

911: Spike Lee: NYC EPICENTERS 911-> 2021½

Spike Lee's documentary series, which now airs on HBONordic, is a comprehensive depiction of New York – interspersed with memories, stories and insights from eyewitnesses to the city's largest terrorist attack.

20 years after September 11

Reidar Kaarbø - 1. September 2021

DOCUMENTARY: Dylan Avery: SEVEN

A research team in Alaska has via research and new computer-simulated models concluded that the NIST report on 11 September has been incorrect. Something for NRK?

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