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Documentaries like Virunga

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The 3 reasons people love Virunga

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  1. You love the mountain gorillas and the man who raises them.

  2. You like hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen.

  3. You want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Taxi to the Dark Side2008

    • hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want the true story of one innocent man who died in US custody.

  • Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom2015

    • hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want to see the 2013 Maidan protests from inside the crowd.

  • 20 Days in Mariupol2023

    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

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

  • City of Ghosts2017

    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want to meet the people behind Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.

  • Fahrenheit 9/112004

    • hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want news footage and interviews from the Bush years in one film.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

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

  • Dirty Wars2013

    • hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want to see what happens far from official statements.

  • NAZA2026

    • hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want firsthand testimony about real lives lost in Gaza.

  • The White Helmets2016

    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want to see ordinary men who chose to run toward the bombs.

  • Collective2019

    • hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want a true investigation filmed as it happens.

  • The Dissident2020

    • hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you want the facts of the Jamal Khashoggi case laid out piece by piece.

  • Blackfish2013

    • the mountain gorillas and the man who raises them
    • hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you like former trainers admitting what they didn't want to see.

  • Racing Extinction2015

    • the mountain gorillas and the man who raises them
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo

    Good for you if you care about sharks, manta rays and the animals we are losing.

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