The Subject

Year: 2020

Runtime: 120 mins

Language: English

Director: Lanie Zipoy

Drama

A documentarian grapples with the consequences of his previous film, which captured the murder of a Black teenager. As he begins work on a new documentary series, he finds himself being secretly filmed. The experience forces him to confront the ethical implications of his work and the repercussions of exposing difficult truths.

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