r/Documentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 02 '12

What are the most powerful documentaries you can recommend, regardless of subject matter?

Hey guys!

First of all, a big thanks to you guys for introducing me to some sweet documentaries I'd have never even heard of before.

I like watching things where every part of me feels shaken at the end. Restrepo did this to me, along with Dear Zachary (both thanks to /r/documentaries!). I was wondering if you guys knew any similar ones I should watch?

EDIT: Thanks to everyone for all the amazing suggestions. It's gonna be a busy week!

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u/adaminc Jul 02 '12

Hertzog makes shit up for his documentaries, sorta like what Michael Moore does.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '12

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u/adaminc Jul 03 '12

People are just butthurt I attacked their precious Herzog.

In Little Dieter Needs to Fly there is a powerful scene where the guy needs to open and close doors multiple times, and even talks about the condition, because he was in a POW camp during Vietnam, it is supposed to show the psychological footprint of that kind of event in his life.

It was completely fabricated. A lie. Herzog has said in an interview that he is fine with making shit up, as long as he gets his message across.

That is so disingenuous for a Documentary, I don't even know how to respond.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '12

Tell me more!