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

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

109 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 6, 2019

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.

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

109 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 6, 2019

This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
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.
Producers VPRO, National Film Board of Canada, ZDF/Arte, Sutor Kolonko, Tinam
Original title This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
Directors Yung Chang
Writers Nelofer Pazira, Yung Chang

Cast

Robert Fisk

as Self - Narrator / Journalist

Jihad Sultan

as Self - Military General

Tim Eddy

as Self - History Professor

Antranik Helvadjian

as Self - Bookstore Owner

Suheil Natour

as Self - Palestinian Official

Nirmeen Hazineh

as Self - Palestinian Woman

Tsoleen Sarian

as Self - Archivist

Finian Everard

as Self - Military Lieutenant

Vesna Almo

as Self - Serbian Fixer

Ifet Krnjić

as Self - Retired Weapons Seller

Adis Ikanović

as Self - Factory Managing Director

Amira Solh

as Self - Urban Planner

Amer Mrayati

as Self

Lamiaa Al Saad

as Self

Amira Hass

as Self - Israeli Journalist

Antony Loewenstein

as Self - Freelance Journalist

Chaim Silberstein

as Self - Israeli Settler

Sulieman Khatib

as Self - Palestinian Man

Alan Dershowitz

as Self - Lawyer (voice)

William Fisk

as Self - Fisk's Father (archive footage)

Osama bin Laden

as Self - Al-Qaeda Leader (archive footage)