Film202539 min

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Name: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025
Duration: 39 min
Cast: Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud, Jon Alpert, Juan Arredondo, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Taste attributes: documentarywarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded documentary that is weighty, stirring and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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Synopsis

On March 13, 2022, filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers, the first American journalist to die while reporting on the war in Ukraine. His younger brother and collaborator, Craig Renaud, recovered Brent’s body and his final recordings from Ukraine and brought them back to their childhood home in Arkansas. As Brent’s journey to his final resting place unfolds, the film chronicles the years he and his brother spent covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts.

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