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Lo más cercano a Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak primero
Contagio 2011
Película
De repente, sin saber cuál es su origen, aunque todo hace sospechar que comienza con el viaje de una norteamericana a un casino de Hong Kong, un virus mortal comienza a propagarse por todo el mundo. En pocos días, la enfermedad empieza a diezmar a la población. El contagio se produce por mero contacto entre los seres humanos. Un thriller realista y sin efectos especiales sobre los efectos de una epidemia.
Las caras de Contagio
- Un virus que mata en pocos días
- Científicos en carrera por una vacuna
- El pánico extendiéndose por el mundo
Buena para ti si
- quieres un brote en el que la ciencia se sostenga.
- te gusta ver cómo un virus pasa de una tos a todo el mundo.
- te gusta seguir a médicos, autoridades y familias en muchas ciudades a la vez.
Mala para ti si
- prefieres no revivir una pandemia en pantalla.
- quieres algo más que reuniones, laboratorios y llamadas.
Temas: el miedo · la ciencia · el pánico
Lenox Hill 2020
Documentary
From birth to brain surgery: This docuseries provides an intimate look at the lifesaving work of four doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC.
The sides of Lenox Hill
- Four doctors at a New York hospital
- Brain surgery filmed up close
- Births in the maternity ward
Good for you if
- you like real doctors and real patients, no actors.
- you like the doctors' own lives as much as their cases.
- you like being moved by patients fighting for their lives.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real surgery and serious illness.
- you want something light, and every hour is spent in hospital wards.
About: medicine · life and death · vocation
A Brief History of Time 1991
Documentary
Partly adapted from cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this in-depth documentary also presents Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, former classmates and peers are interviewed about not only his theories but the man himself.
The sides of A Brief History of Time
- Stephen Hawking speaking through a computer
- Black holes and the origin of time
- Family and classmates remembering him
Good for you if
- you like being shown how small we are next to the universe.
- you want the man behind the book, his illness and his family.
- you love black holes, the Big Bang and where time comes from.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum and quiet interviews lose you.
- you can't watch an illness slowly take away a man's body and voice.
About: time · the universe · disability · curiosity
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 2024
Documentary
Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.
The sides of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
- The actor who played Superman, paralysed after a riding accident
- His wife Dana and his three children
- A fight for spinal cord research
Good for you if
- you like being moved by a man learning to live again.
- you want the real Christopher Reeve, from Superman to activist.
- you like a story told by his children, about a father they nearly lost.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch paralysis, hospitals and grief up close.
- you roll your eyes at a tribute full of courage and love.
About: courage · disability · fatherhood
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster 2025
Documentary
OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. This documentary details how a bold vision ended in tragedy.
The sides of Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
- A tourist submersible diving to the Titanic
- Warnings from engineers and former staff
- Five people lost in 2023
Good for you if
- you want to understand what happened to the Titan submersible.
- you like watching a disaster build step by step.
- you want the engineering and the safety warnings explained.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a film about real people who died.
- you need some hope in a story you know ends in tragedy.
About: ambition · risk · responsibility
Forks Over Knives 2011
Documentary
Examines the profound claim that most; if not all; of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled; or even reversed; by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole-foods, plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments - while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed.
The sides of Forks Over Knives
- Doctors who say food can reverse disease
- Patients with heart disease and diabetes changing their diet
- A case for whole foods and plants
Good for you if
- you like real patients trying a new diet and getting their test results back.
- you like a documentary that sincerely wants to change how you eat.
- you like following two doctors, Campbell and Esselstyn, who spent decades on one idea.
Bad for you if
- you want an exposé of the food industry. This one stays with doctors, patients and their plates.
- you need more on screen than interviews, charts and kitchens.
About: health · food · medicine
Living on One Dollar 2013
Documentary
How do 1.1 billion people around the world live on less than one dollar a day? Four young friends set out to research and live this reality. Armed with only a video camera and a desire to understand, they spend just 56 dollars each for 56 days in rural Pena Blanca, Guatemala. They battle E.Coli, financial stress, and the realization that there are no easy answers. Yet, the generosity and strength of their neighbors, Rosa, Anthony and Chino gives them resilient hope. They return home transformed and embark on a mission to share their new found understanding with other students, inspiring and challenging their generation to make a difference.
The sides of Living on One Dollar
- Four students living on a dollar a day
- A village in rural Guatemala
- Neighbours named Rosa, Anthony and Chino
Good for you if
- you want to see what poverty means day to day.
- you like four friends going through it together.
- you like a sincere film that wants you to act.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch hunger and illness up close.
- you want the politics and money behind poverty, and this stays with four students in one village.
About: poverty · generosity · privilege
Chernobyl 2019
Serie
En Abril de 1986, la Central Nuclear de Chernóbil en Ucrania (en aquel entonces, la Unión Soviética), sufrió una explosión masiva que liberó material radioactivo en Bielorrusia, Rusia, Ucrania, así como en zonas de Escandinavia y Europa Central. La serie relata lo que aconteció en 1986, en uno de los mayores desastres provocados por el hombre en la historia reciente, así como los sacrificios realizados para salvar al continente de un desastre sin precedentes.
Las caras de Chernobyl
- La noche en que explotó un reactor
- Científicos contra las mentiras de un Estado
- Hombres enviados al tejado
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una angustia que nunca suelta.
- quieres entender un desastre real.
- puedes con una historia sombría y sin adornos.
Mala para ti si
- la enfermedad por radiación mostrada con detalle es demasiado dura para ti.
- no soportas ver animales abatidos a tiros. Los soldados limpian la zona de las mascotas abandonadas.
Temas: la verdad · el sacrificio · la mentira
Val 2021
Documentary
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood's most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors, has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.
The sides of Val
- Val Kilmer's own home videos over forty years
- His son reading his words
- Throat cancer and a lost voice
Good for you if
- you like an actor's life told through his own camera.
- you can be moved by Val Kilmer struggling to speak after cancer.
- you like a family story, from 16mm films made with his brothers to his son reading his words.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch illness and a body that fails.
- you want the energy of his films, not a quiet look back.
About: art · illness · memory
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari 2022
Documentary
A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
The sides of The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
- The 2019 eruption on Whakaari White Island
- Tourists caught on the crater floor
- Pilots and boat crews who went back in
Good for you if
- you want survivors and rescuers telling it in their own words.
- you like following a rescue minute by minute.
- you like stories of ordinary people who refused to leave others behind.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a film about real deaths and severe burns.
- you want something light for your evening.
About: courage · a natural disaster · grief
Una mente maravillosa 2001
Película
Obsesionado con la búsqueda de una idea matemática original, el brillante estudiante John Forbes Nash llega a Princeton para realizar sus estudios de postgrado. Es un muchacho extraño y solitario, al que sólo comprende su compañero de cuarto. Por fin, Nash esboza una revolucionaria teoría y consigue una plaza de profesor en el MIT. Alicia Lardé, una de sus alumnas, lo deja fascinado al mostrarle que las leyes del amor están por encima de las de las matemáticas. Gracias a su prodigiosa habilidad para descifrar códigos es reclutado por Parcher William, del departamento de Defensa, para ayudar a los Estados Unidos en la Guerra Fría contra la Unión Soviética.
Las caras de Una mente maravillosa
- Un genio de las matemáticas en Princeton
- Códigos que solo él ve
- Una esposa que se queda
Buena para ti si
- te gusta un protagonista brillante y frágil.
- te gusta una historia de amor que sobrevive a la enfermedad.
- te gusta una película que te hace dudar de lo que viste.
Mala para ti si
- no puedes ver la enfermedad mental de cerca. La película se queda con Nash en lo peor.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante los discursos sinceros. El discurso del Nobel a su esposa se entrega por completo.
Temas: el genio · la enfermedad · el amor
20 Days in Mariupol 2023
Documentary
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
The sides of 20 Days in Mariupol
- Ukrainian journalists trapped in a besieged city
- Hospitals filling with the wounded
- Getting the footage out
Good for you if
- you want to see what the first weeks of the invasion looked like on the ground.
- you want to understand what a siege does to a city and its people.
Bad for you if
- the grief of parents losing children is too much for you.
- you can't watch real dead and wounded people on screen.
About: war · the truth · grief · journalism
Particle Fever 2013
Documentary
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time - or perhaps their greatest failure.
The sides of Particle Fever
- The Large Hadron Collider switching on
- Physicists at CERN
- The hunt for the Higgs boson
Good for you if
- you like the feeling of being there for a discovery about the universe.
- you want real physics explained by the people doing it.
- you like following real scientists through years of waiting.
Bad for you if
- you need more on screen than physicists and control rooms.
- you want a story where every question gets answered.
About: discovery · patience · curiosity
Virunga 2014
Documentary
Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.
The sides of Virunga
- Rangers guarding Africa's oldest national park
- Orphaned mountain gorillas and their keeper
- Hidden camera footage of an oil company's dealings
Good for you if
- you love the mountain gorillas and the man who raises them.
- you like hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen.
- you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real gunfire and war footage.
- you roll your eyes at a documentary built as a call to save the park.
About: conservation · courage · greed · war
American: The Bill Hicks Story 2010
Documentary
American: The Bill Hicks Story is a biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks.
The sides of American: The Bill Hicks Story
- A stand-up comedian from Texas
- Club sets and old photos brought to life
- Friends and family telling his story
Good for you if
- you like stand-up and want to see where Bill Hicks's jokes came from.
- you laugh at jokes about religion, war and advertising that go too far.
- you like the real life of a comedian told by the people who knew him.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a young man's death from cancer.
- you roll your eyes at a loving tribute told by friends and family.
About: comedy · truth · rebellion · early death
That Sugar Film 2014
Documentary
One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.
The sides of That Sugar Film
- Damon Gameau eating a high sugar diet for sixty days
- Sugar hidden in so-called healthy foods
- Doctors checking his body along the way
Good for you if
- you like a man testing a diet on his own body.
- you want a health film with jokes and playful sketches.
- you like a claim checked with doctors and blood tests.
Bad for you if
- you need suspense, and this is a diet experiment.
- you roll your eyes at a film that wants you to change your shopping.
About: health · food · the food industry
I Am Heath Ledger 2017
Documentary
The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.
The sides of I Am Heath Ledger
- Heath Ledger's own home videos
- Friends and family remembering him
- A young actor from Perth to Hollywood
Good for you if
- you want to see Heath Ledger through his own camera.
- you want a portrait that moves you to tears.
- you like hearing who he was away from the set.
Bad for you if
- you can't take a story you know ends with an early death.
- you roll your eyes at a tribute where everyone only praises.
About: creativity · grief · fame
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing 2022
Documentary
Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.
The sides of Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
- Two 737 MAX crashes months apart
- Families of the victims
- Engineers and pilots on the record
Good for you if
- you want to understand what led to two real crashes.
- you like seeing how money can win over safety inside a company.
- you want the technical failures explained clearly.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch grieving families talk about the people they lost.
- you need some hope by the end. The families are still waiting for justice.
About: profit · accountability · grief
The White Helmets 2016
Documentary
As daily airstrikes pound civilian targets in Syria, a group of indomitable first responders risk their lives to rescue victims from the rubble.
The sides of The White Helmets
- Rescue workers in Aleppo
- Survivors dug out of rubble after airstrikes
- Training in Turkey between missions
Good for you if
- you want to see ordinary men who chose to run toward the bombs.
- you like being moved by a child pulled alive from the rubble.
- you want something short, about forty minutes.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real airstrikes and their victims.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: courage · war · hope
Collective 2019
Documentary
In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.
The sides of Collective
- A nightclub fire in Bucharest
- Sports journalists investigating hospitals
- A new health minister inside the system
Good for you if
- you want a true investigation filmed as it happens.
- you like seeing how corruption reaches from hospitals to ministers.
- you like a documentary that plays like a political thriller.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a film in Romanian.
- you can't watch burn victims and grieving families on screen.
About: corruption · journalism · grief · public health