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They Shall Not Grow Old

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United Kingdom, New Zealand · 2018
Rated R · 1h 39m
Director Peter Jackson
Starring
Genre Documentary, History, War

Peter Jackson's immersive documentary about World War I with impeccably restored, colorized, never-before-seen footage. This documentary creatively and inventively reanimates the past, paying great homage to the centennial of Armistice Day and the end of the war.

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IndieWire by

Wearing its sincerity like an Armistice Day poppy, the resulting montage-film – which premiered at the London Film Festival ahead of future TV transmissions – does its utmost to honor the conflict’s fallen.

95

TheWrap by Elizabeth Weitzman

This was, undeniably, a risky proposition; no one wants to airbrush history. But by thoughtfully employing cutting-edge technology, Jackson has instead created an essential portal connecting audiences of the present to his subjects in the past.

80

Empire by Jonathan Pile

An emotionally rich documentary that wows both as a technical achievement and an unforgettable portrait of a terrible period of 20th century history.

100

CineVue by Martyn Conterio

Jackson and his entire production team have produced a film which is both a form of cultural monument and a monumental cinematic achievement.

100

The Telegraph by Robbie Collin

By applying cutting-edge restoration techniques to footage shot at the time, Jackson has crafted an historical portrait of matchless immediacy and power, in which young souls lost in a century-old war stare out across the years and meet our gaze.

63

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

It is immersive, letting us hear and feel the concussion of artillery, if not whistling hail of bullets and the desperation and fury of hand to hand combat.

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RogerEbert.com by Scout Tafoya

It's a simple thing but if it's not the first film to show World War I taking place under heavenly blue skies it certainly feels like it is. The odd clarity is a horrible but absolutely necessary gift from Jackson and Walsh to these men.

80

The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Dalton

As a immersive primer on the first-hand experiences of British soldiers, this innovative documentary is a haunting, moving and consistently engaging lesson in how to bring the past vividly alive

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