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- 2020
- Not Rated
- MTV Documentary Films
- 1 h 33 m
- 2020
- Not Rated
- MTV Documentary Films
- 1 h 33 m
Summary Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.
Directed By: Weixi Chen, Hao Wu, Anonymous
Written By: Hao Wu
- 2020
- Not Rated
- MTV Documentary Films
- 1 h 33 m
- 2020
- Not Rated
- MTV Documentary Films
- 1 h 33 m
76 Days
7.3
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Summary Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.
Directed By: Weixi Chen, Hao Wu, Anonymous
Written By: Hao Wu
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
84
100% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
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It is a terrible story, but, in its constant discovery of bravery and compassion, ultimately a hopeful one.
While at times a brutal watch, with the film’s insistence on showing the ravages of COVID-19 in up-close detail, 76 Days will, I suspect, become a landmark document when talking about the virus and China’s initial response.
In its quiet, apolitical observation, 76 Days points to a complete failure – not only of the Trump administration to get a handle on this public health disaster, but of the American press.
Shaggy and slapped together as it may be, “76 Days” is an urgent act of witnessing for a world that only tends to see itself clearly in hindsight; the film’s value to future generations is self-evident, but it has just as much to show us in the here and now about the history we’re making alone and together.
We are likely to be watching films on this subject for years to come, but for it’s sheer in-the-moment rawness, 76 Days is one that will stick in your consciousness for some time.
What comes across strongest is the sheer uncertainty gripping both the caregivers and the infected — no one has experienced anything like this, and no one knows what could happen next.
At times, this cinema-vérité approach results in a claustrophobic and engrossing viewing experience. But its construction also frequently, and curiously, lacks urgency, and the few characters the filmmakers keep returning to never quite stick.
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Generally Favorable
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Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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Final movie I saw at LIFF (Leeds International Film Festival) and not only was it best film I saw at the festival, but the most heart-breaking and relatable documentary that captures the horrifying effects of COVID-19, and I don't mean people being infected be it, just mentally. The deadly virus, that we are all familiar with, has changed our view of a "normal world" for better or worse, maybe both.
The documentary follows patients and medical workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, as early as January of 2020. It all boils down human error. The error of not containing it. The error of not acting fast enough. The error of not informing your people. The error in human beings, where selfishness and cruelty become another form of disease. The errors of everything. Even though it is devastating to watch, but there's strangely a sense of hope to it. Like, there's light at the end of the tunnel. What can't go to it, but it will come to us, slowly and eventually. I think we all need reminded during the bleakest of times to HOLD ON.
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Production Company
76 Days,
Esquire China,
Ford Foundation - Just Films,
XTR Film Society,
XTR
Release Date Dec 4, 2020
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Heartland International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Gotham Awards
• 2 Nominations
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
• 2 Nominations