Three brilliant documentaries

[MonsteraAddict]

I wanted to share three documentaries that I've seen over the last year that have stayed with me:

Erebus - tragic, follows the rescuers sent to recover the frozen bodies after a plane crash. It's so visceral and my heart went out to them all.

Misha and the Wolves - follows a the story of a little girl, forced live in the wild whilst trying to find her way back to Germany from Belgium during the Nazi war. It's full of twists and turns - completely fascinating

The Mission - national geographic, tells the story of a young missionary attempting to take the word of Jesus to an island with its own complex native population totally untouched by our way of life and religion. With terrible consequences - so beautifully retold.

Any recommendations for me? Thank you!

Tickled (2016)

One of the weirdest documentaries I've ever watched. It starts off being about competitive tickling and just gets stranger and stranger.

Currently watching this - you have to concentrate. Don't read the article yet!

www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-yara-gambirasio-case-beyond-reasonable-doubt-release-date-news

@MonsteraAddict your initial post made me think of these movies. Silence and the Mission.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0490215/

And

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheMissionn(1986film)

Lots of fantastic suggestions here:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4693541-whats-the-best-documentary-youve-ever-seen

I read the book Surviving with Wolves years ago and thought it was an incredible story. Spoiler alert I had no idea until I saw the documentary that she made it all up.

The Body Next Door is very good, just shows you have no idea what skeletons (literally) people have in the closet.

I recently watched one about a community of German "Christians" in Chile, it was horrific but I can't remember what it was called.

Just watched Tell me who I am. Enjoyed it but it felt quite voyeuristic especially the final 'act'. I felt the twin who lost his memory never recognised what a gift his brother had tried to give him in concealing their past and carrying the pain of it by himself. I don't think this aspect was explored. It was more "you did me wrong by lying about our childhood." But who wouldn't do the same thing in that situation. I think you would go "Bloody hell. You don't remember a thing. How marvellous."

Also watched Dancing with the Devil about a cult in LA. It was 3 x 1 hour episodes but would have worked much better condensed into one hour. I found it hard to understand the psychology of why in two different families, one sister was sucked in and the other saw all the way through it. Would have liked that explored a bit more.

As a 90s gymnast, I can’t bring myself to watch ‘Athlete A’ yet. I have heard Malcolm Gladwell’s account in his book though (can’t remember which one - ‘Talking to Strangers’ I think).

My Octopus Teacher on Netflix

If it’s the young man I’m thinking of then it’s safe to say he didn’t make any converts amongst his adopted flock..

Lessons from a school shooting: notes from Dumblane

Just watched it. I remember the case so well. I was living in the Middle East at the time and we got a lot of American channels on the satellite dish. I had just had a baby myself so I was heart broken for Laci. Scott Peterson is so cold blooded. Why couldn't he just have left her if he wasn't happy?

I live overseas so don’t have access to iplayer, but I caught part of the Escape from Korea documentary when I was shown on TV, and was totally gripped despite having missed a good bit of the beginning. I had the remote control in my hand, about to go upstairs to bed and was still sitting on the edge of the sofa an hour later.

My favourite Storyville doc ever, though, was one from years ago called The Baby and the Buddha, about a Tibetan monk disciple searching for a baby that was his reincarnated master.

Behind the looking glass.
It's about what happens to the wives when their husbands transition.
It's on YouTube

Wow - I love the history or the Franklin Expedition but had no idea there was a new documentary on it. Thanks OP!

I'd forgotten about Storyville. There's a crazy amount on iPlayer. Thanks to pp who mentioned those.

The Social Dilemma.

The Staircase
3 Identical Strangers

For Sama is heartbreaking.

American Factory on Netflix is excellent. Much better than it sounds.

If anyone can find it on any platform, Stories We Tell is brilliant.

Will watch American Factory, thanks.

Yes the Storyville documentaries are great.
I’ve watched quite a few of the documentaries recommended on here but I’d hadn’t seen Tell Me Who I Am or the Laci Peterson doc yet. I am inclined to agree with you @ilovesushi about Tell Me Who I Am though I did think it was well done. Incidentally someone up thread mentioned annoying music on Netflix documentaries but my bugbear is when they recreate scenes such as someone dialling a number or closing the door. I would rather just imagine it rather than have it recreated. It feels so heavy handed.

I’ve noticed on Netflix now that in some documentaries they use bad cartoon figures to do reenactions. I find them annoying.

Where did you watch For Sama?

@Riverhillhouse yes the music can be so intrusive and relentless. Seems like a lack of confidence that the story and characters are enough to engage the audience.

They assume we have a short attention span. I noticed this on American tv years ago, and now it’s here too.

It was on All4 or whatever they call it these days...