Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo, The

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The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo (2025)

Name: The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2026-01-12T22:10:38+01:00
Rating: 3.7

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Genre: Documentary / History

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Country: United States

Directed by: Bao Nguyen

IMDb score: 7,3 (134)

Releasedate: 28 November 2025

This movie is not available on US streaming services.

The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo plot

The photo, informally called "Napalm Girl," shows a naked girl running in terror along a road in the village of Trang Bang in June 1972 after a napalm attack by the U.S. military. The photo has always been attributed to Nick Ut, an Associated Press photographer. But the documentary, based on forensic analysis and testimonies from several surviving AP staff members, suggests it was actually taken by a local correspondent, a man named Nguyễn Thành Nghệ. War photographer Gary Knight and a small team of journalists embark on a search.

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james_cameron

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9777 votes

12 January at 22:10

A beautiful, confidently constructed documentary about one of the most famous photographs ever taken and the mystery behind it. War photographer Gary Knight and a small team of journalists embark on a quest for the truth. Initially, it seems a bit nitpicky, and you wonder how the filmmakers could fill an entire documentary with this subject, but gradually, both a human drama and a growing conspiracy unfold.