SHOOTING ROBERT KING - QUOTES/ REVIEWS:

 TimeOut Review (view pdf)
 

"Completely blown away by it. It's beautifully put together, and by far the best war doc I have seen ... It's beautifully constructed with the reveal of his wife and son at the end, and his development as a character works so well. I dread to think of the work and time that went into it but it is a brilliant film..."
Nick Broomfield, Film-maker.
 

"Stylishly filmed, laced through with humor, some horror, and the ever-present whiff of despair, Shooting Robert King makes for compulsive viewing. The life of Robert King is, in the end, an Everyman's life, lived out against some of the largest and most incomprehensible sadnesses of our time, and that, somehow, is also deeply entertaining."
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker Magazine writer, Author.
 

"Darkly comic, as if "Scoop" was reimagined for the 21st century as a gonzo acid trip through some of the most hellish wars in memory, Shooting Robert King is also a moving story of love and redemption… I've never seen a better film about journalism and war."
Peter Bergen, Chief CNN Terrorist Analyst, Author.
 

"Shooting Robert King takes us into places most people don't know exist and puts a face on those who risk it all to tell the world. The story of Robert King is the story of all journalists struggling throughout their lives to survive and make a difference."
Ron Haviv, War Photographer.
 

"Following the American photographer Robert King over a full fifteen years produces an extraordinary portrait of an appealingly flawed man, and it is this intensely personal journey which yields the film's true riches: its powerful, rolling themes of self-hate, the search for meaning, and love... Shooting Robert King is Mesmerizing in its intensity."
Richard Watson, BBC Newsnight Correspondent.
 

"Richard Parry's documentary provides an intriguing glimpse into the driving forces that have King and his ilk coming back for more despite the inherent dangers... Effectively bridging the intervening years with present-day footage of King, Parry's film exposes some of the darker impulses that keep King and company clicking."
The Hollywood Reporter.
 

"Though war photographers have often been captured onscreen, no film has followed a career trajectory as closely as Shooting Robert King. Director Richard Parry has been intermittently checking in with photographer Robert King, from his start in Bosnia to his breakthrough work in Chechnya to his struggles embedding in Iraq. His portrayal of King's personal and professional growth is reminiscent of Michael Apted's Up series - only under fire."
Toronto International Film Festival.
 

"Fifteen years in the making with eight colleagues lost in the process, Richard Parry's incredible journey with King starts with him as a twenty-four year old graduate and chronicles harrowing daily battles with the outside world and within himself... Intertwined with personal existential questions, 'Shooting Robert King' forms an explosive insight into war journalism and one of the most gripping narratives of the programme."
Sheffield Doc Fest.
 

"The innocent, the naive, the kind, the clumsy - none of these people live long in war. Which makes Robert King's survival all the more surprising, and this film all the more remarkable. Listen carefully to the story of this dirty faced angel from Tennessee. Then have him shot at dawn. The world is too ugly to allow such honesty to live."
Anthony Loyd, War Reporter and Writer
 

"Following the progress of photographer Robert King from hapless wannabe to hardened hack, this gripping chronicle of the wars of the last two decades manages to be funny, shocking and an uncomfortable insight into the lives of war correspondents. I loved it!"
Christina Lamb, War Reporter and Writer