There’s a narrator reading the diary that holds your attention in a flat but very gripping tone. I had a very hard time watching this but at the same time, I couldn’t stop.
LION A LONG WAY HOME NETFLIX MOVIE
It’s called The Sound of Insects and, well, the movie is based on the real diary of a man who went to the forest to commit suicide by the torturously slow method of starving himself to death. In fact, now that I’m writing this, I don’t recommend it. It’s heartbreaking to imagine what she and all those people experienced.īONUS: Finally, I am hesitant in recommending this last movie but I found myself completely consumed with it. Forced from her family’s home in Phnom Penh, Ung is trained as a child soldier while her six siblings are sent to labo r camps. It’s when the Khmer Rouge assumes power over Cambodia in 1975 and they begin a four-year reign of terror and genocide in which nearly 2 million Cambodians die. The story is told through the eyes of a 5-year-old girl. I won’t tell you how it ends but it’s definitely at the top of my list to see.įirst They Killed My Father is unbelievable and one that you absolutely have to watch. Scientific facts y’all and they are mindblowing. What I love about this movie, is that it’s based on facts and not emotion, although, I did cry. Basically, a journalist doesn’t believe in Jesus and sets out on a 21month investigation to prove that Jesus never existed.
I could probably write a whole post on this movie because the book had a huge impact on me during my finding faith journey. I can’t even imagine the devastation these people (not just the family) endured. It will leave you holding your breath, tearing up, and even offers a feel-good moment. It absolutely blows my mind how this came together. The family of 5 is separated by the tsunami and at one point, each member is trying to find one another. The Impossible is based on the story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaos of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It’s a humbling visual reminder of what’s important. I always feel like these types of situations are necessary to see.
If you are sensitive, some of the photos will be hard for you to see. He was known for capturing some of the most deprived communities. The son of the very distinguished photographer, Sebastiao Salgado, gives us a look at his father’s photography over a span of his 40 year career. The Salt of the Earth was both amazing and heartbreaking. He has a joyful upbringing and then, 20 years later, he decides to seek out his hometown and birth parents. He ends up in an orphanage before being adopted by an Australian couple. Saroo, who is only 5 years old, falls asleep on a train and wakes up miles away from home. I’ma sucker for true stories so when I watch movies, I’m always browsing the documentary section! In the last few months, I have watched 5 incredible Netflix movies, all based on a true story, that you must see!įirst up, is Lion! Based on the memoir A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley, the film depicts Brierley’s incredible journey to find his birth mother after he became separated from her at the tender age of five.
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