Documentaries have always been very popular with people. They help shed light on things hidden in everyday life from the eyes of society. All films of this genre are based on real events and have irrefutable evidence of the authenticity of events.
Readers are presented with documentaries, a list of the best.
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Fog of war 2003 year
The "Fog of War" ( 2003) opens the top ten best documentaries. This is a story about the wars of the 20th century, which tells about the influential US politician Robert S. McNamara. He talks about why the 20th century was saturated with different kinds of military conflicts and disasters. The politician tries to analyze the course of the thoughts of the heads who directed the powers and sent people to the war. In 2004, the film was awarded the Oscar.
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Inconvenient truth 2006
"Inconvenient truth" ( 2006) - documentary film by Davis Guggenheim on global warming with the participation of American politician Albert Gore. A politician, in an accessible language, explains the scientific and economic aspects of his understanding of the problem. With his speech, he makes it clear that, if not to limit the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, this will lead to serious and irreversible consequences. The film became the owner of two Oscar statuettes, winning in the categories "Best documentary" and "Best song".
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Rope-walker 2007
"Rope-walker" ( 2007) is a documentary film, an Oscar winner. This is the story of the amazing man, the French rope walker Philippe Petit, who in August 1974 demonstrated the impossible: for forty-five minutes he was walking around the tightrope that was tied between the towers of the World Trade Center in New York. Thus, Philippe Petit was able to win universal fame by performing what later became known as the "artistic crime of the century".In addition to the "Oscar" film was awarded and other prestigious film awards.
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Bay 2009 year
"Bay" ( 2009) - a documentary picture, which is the best work of director Louis Psihoyosa. The film tells about the mass extermination of dolphins for eating in the Taji National Park off the coast of Japan. The film sheds light on the true number of exterminated marine animals per year, which is 23 thousand. Directed by Louis Psychohuis, along with former dolphin trainer Rick O'Berry, they discover the bay where animals are caught for the purpose of destruction or resale. The film was awarded the "Oscar" and received 22 prestigious awards.
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Insiders 2010 year
"Insiders" ( 2010) - the best documentary about the financial crisis of 2007-2010.The premiere of the film was held at the Cannes Film Festival in the spring of 2010.According to the director( Charles Ferguson), the picture is a story about the systemic corruption in America's financial sphere and its consequences. The documentary picture includes interviews of well-known bankers, politicians and financiers who come to the conclusion that the crisis is caused by excessive liberalization of financial markets. In 2011, the picture was awarded the Oscar. Also, "Insiders" received a lot of positive feedback from viewers and film critics.
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Undefeated 2011 year
"Undefeated" ( 2011) - the best documentary by Daniel Lindsay and TJ Martin, an Oscar winner. In the center of the plot is a group of black guys who are looting and racketeering. All of them come from dysfunctional families. But one day one of them offers to organize a football team and do daily workouts. Newly minted athletes are defeated after defeat. Everything changes when their coach becomes Billy Courtney. In a short time the team becomes the winner of the championship cup and their life becomes completely different from the former, criminal. ..
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In search of a sugar man 2012 year
"In search of a sugar man" ( 2012) - a film by Malik Bendjellulya, which is on the listthe best documentary films made in the last decade. This is the story of the legendary singer Sixto Rodriguez. In the 70's, he released a couple of albums that did not bring him the expected popularity. The singer stopped recording and disappeared. But over time, his songs have become popular among South African youth. The personality of Rodrigess remained in the shadows for his admirers for a long time. Rumors began to circulate about his suicide right on the stage. In the early 90s of the last century, two fans of the singer decide to conduct their own investigation to find out who Rodriguez was really and what really happened to him. The film became the winner of the Oscar, BAFTA, Amanda, Golden Beetle and many other prestigious awards.
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Two steps away from the glory of 2013
"A stone's throw from fame" ( 2013) opens the top three documentaries. Darlene Love, Lisa Fisher, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton, Joe Laurie, Tata Vega - all these names are completely unknown to most people. But in reality in the world of rock these women are real legends. They sang and worked on the same stage with rock stars, but remained in the shadow of their glory. All of them had a strong voice, but could not become famous, because the world of show business is quite cruel. Heroines worked with such legendary stars as Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Elto John, Sting and others. In 2014, the picture became the winner of the Oscar.
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CITIZENFOUR: True Snowden 2014
"CITIZENFOUR: True Snowden" ( 2014) is the best documentary by Laura Poitras. In January 2013, a journalist, film producer, film director and cameraman Laura Poitras began receiving e-mail encrypted letters from a person who signed as Citizenfour. In them, he claimed to be a high-ranking government employee and has evidence that the National Security Agency is secretly monitoring millions of people around the world. Five months later, she traveled with two fellow journalists to Hong Kong, to The Mira Hong Kong hotel for a meeting with "Citizen Four", whose real name was Edward Snowden. All the actors in the film have played themselves. The documentary picture was awarded with the Oscar, Sputnik and BAFTA movie awards.
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Amy 2015
"Amy" ( 2015) is the best documentary film directed by Asif Kapadia. The painting sheds light on the life of singer Amy Winehouse and consists of memories of relatives and relatives, from the family's video archive and autobiographical texts of the most popular star of her time. A very long time was spent collecting unique materials for the film and, as it turned out, not in vain. The film became the winner of the following Oscars, BAFTA, Sputnik, Imperia, MTV and the European Film Academy Awards for Best Direction.