Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
Dir: Sebastian Junger
2013
****
It has been pointed out by colleagues and friends of Tim Hetherington that some of the footage used in Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington is used out of context for entertainment purposes. Maybe then this film should not be classified as a documentary but as a biography. I'm not sure anything is really lost though as I found this film, directed by Tim Hetherington's best friend, to be a fitting tribute and a fascinating insight into the mind of a War photographer. The situations they found themselves in may not be explained fully but the intensity, the drive and the importance of what they are doing is loud and clear. It is never schmaltzy or sad for effect, far from it, it merely points out the good Tim Hetherington did and why it is important that people like him do what they do. As much as this is a personal tribute, it is also about the job (if you can call it that) as much as it is about the man. A fascinating insight and highly recommended.