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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

2024 1h 45m Documentary Biography List
86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews
Ernest Cole, a South African photographer was the first to expose the horrors of apartheid to a world audience. His book House of Bondage, published in 1967 when he was only 27 years old, led him into exile in NYC and Europe for the rest of his life, never to find his bearings. Raoul Peck recounts his wanderings, his turmoil as an artist and his anger, on a daily basis, at the silence or complicity of the Western world in the face of the horrors of the Apartheid regime. He also recounts how, in 2017, 60,000 negatives of his work were discovered in the safe of a Swedish bank. Read More Read Less

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Lovia Gyarkye Hollywood Reporter In an age of image inundation — when the violence of fascist regimes are on full display — revisiting Cole’s oeuvre serves as a reminder of the power of acknowledging what lays before you. May 24, 2024 Full Review Robert Daniels Screen International At the heart of Raoul Peck’s latest documentary "Ernest Cole, Lost And Found," a stirring lament of the exiled South African photographer, is the devastating image of a life deferred. May 24, 2024 Full Review Ed Potton Times (UK) It’s an illuminating study of a neglected pioneer but a hugely depressing one. Rated: 3/5 May 22, 2024 Full Review John Bleasdale Next Best Picture Partly, it is an act of resurrection, simply by allowing viewers to see so many of Cole’s photographs – works that are alive with narrative and incident. Rated: 8/10 May 29, 2024 Full Review Jason Gorber POV Magazine Cole seems a perfect subject for Peck. They mirror each other in both the precision of their gaze and the way that even the smallest relevant details are given space and context to be resolved. May 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Ernest Cole, a South African photographer was the first to expose the horrors of apartheid to a world audience. His book House of Bondage, published in 1967 when he was only 27 years old, led him into exile in NYC and Europe for the rest of his life, never to find his bearings. Raoul Peck recounts his wanderings, his turmoil as an artist and his anger, on a daily basis, at the silence or complicity of the Western world in the face of the horrors of the Apartheid regime. He also recounts how, in 2017, 60,000 negatives of his work were discovered in the safe of a Swedish bank.
Director
Raoul Peck
Producer
Raoul Peck, Tamara Rosenberg
Screenwriter
Raoul Peck, Raoul Peck
Production Co
Arte France Cinéma
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 45m