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Documentaries like The Look of Silence

Not everyone loves The Look of Silence for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Look of Silence

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  1. You want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask.

  2. You want to understand a mass killing that is rarely talked about.

  3. You like quiet, patient conversations that say a lot.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Shoah1985

    • you want to understand a mass killing that is rarely talked about
    • quiet, patient conversations that say a lot

    Good for you if you want the Holocaust told by those who were there.

  • One Child Nation2019

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask

    Good for you if you want to hear the people who lived the policy, in their own words.

  • Nostalgia for the Light2010

    • you want to understand a mass killing that is rarely talked about
    • quiet, patient conversations that say a lot

    Good for you if you like a quiet, patient film that leaves room to think.

  • For Sama2019

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask

    Good for you if you want a war told from inside by the woman living it.

  • Into the Abyss2011

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask

    Good for you if you want to hear everyone touched by one crime, on every side.

  • Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution2005

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask
    • you want to understand a mass killing that is rarely talked about

    Good for you if you want to understand how Auschwitz was built and run.

  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror2021

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask
    • you want to understand a mass killing that is rarely talked about

    Good for you if you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.

  • 20 Days in Mariupol2023

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask

    Good for you if you want to see what the first weeks of the invasion looked like on the ground.

  • Waltz with Bashir2008

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask

    Good for you if you like a director investigating his own past.

  • Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2006

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask
    • you want to understand a mass killing that is rarely talked about
    • quiet, patient conversations that say a lot

    Good for you if you want to understand how ordinary people followed Jim Jones.

  • Bus 1742002

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask

    Good for you if you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask

    Good for you if you want to see Bil'in through the eyes of a man who lives there.

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