Erik Poppe : 2013
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Rebecca is a photojournalist obsessed with reporting in dangerous war zones. She documents a group of female suicide bombers in Afghanistan. She accompanies one of the suicide bombers to Kabul, where the premature detonation of the bomb severely injures her. While recuperating at her home in Ireland, she is confronted by her husband Marcus and her daughter Steph, who force her to choose between covering war zones, or prioritising her family. She chooses her family. Steph is intrigued by her mother's photographs and interested in humanitarian work in Africa, so Rebecca proposes a photography trip with her daughter to a refugee camp in Kenya. Marcus agrees, assuming that the trip will be safe. Instead, the camp is attacked by an armed group that begins murdering people in their tents. Rebecca's obsession with documenting violence returns, and she again recklessly exposes herself to danger, taking photos in rhythm with the gunfire. Erik Poppe's fourth feature is inspired by the director's own experiences as a war photographer in the 1980s. His film premiered at Montréal World Film Festival 2013 where it received the Special Grand Prix of the Jury.
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