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The Truth in a Caption, by Ricardo Cayuela Gally

The Stringer, by Bao Nguyen, is an urgent reflection on journalism, imposture and truth. The documentary argues that the famous photo The Napalm Girl, one of the emblems of the Vietnam War and of the Associated Press (AP), was not taken by the agency's photographer Nick Ut, but by Nguyễn Thành Nghện, a freelancer who was paid for the photo by AP but stole the credit. The film contrasts Nghi's discreet life as a film technician in California with…
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The Stringer, by Bao Nguyen, is an urgent reflection on journalism, imposture and truth. The documentary argues that the famous photo The Napalm Girl, one of the emblems of the Vietnam War and of the Associated Press (AP), was not taken by the agency's photographer Nick Ut, but by Nguyễn Thành Nghện, a freelancer who was paid for the photo by AP but stole the credit. The film contrasts Nghi's discreet life as a film technician in California with…

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