THE PICTURE OF THE NAPALM GIRL
53 min. 2010, Germany (filmed in Vietnam, USA)

Directed by Marc Wiese

Photographed by Hermann Schulz

Sound by Klaus Peter Baum

Edited by Diana Kischkel

Produced by WDR

Co-produced by ARTE

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In 1972 a photo of a nine-year-old Vietnamese girl flashed around the world. She was Kim Phuc, running naked for her life, the face contorted in pain, escaping a napalm bomb attack which destroyed entire village she suffered terrible burns. AP photographer Nick Ut won the Pulitzer Prize for his shot – and the click of his shutter saved Kim Phuc’s life. He brought her to the nearest hospital and thanks to the publicity she was taken into a special clinic in Saigon. Finally, she settled with her husband in the West and now lives with her family in Canada. “Sometimes I like to think about the small girl who ran screaming down the street. She was not just a symbol of the war, she was a symbol of a cry for freedom!” says Kim Phuc today. The film presents the story of a world-famous photographer Nick Ut, how it came about – filmed at the original location – and its previously unknown background story. First and foremost it documents how a single picture can change the lives of all involved.

NAPALMITÜDRUKU PILT
Režissöör Marc Wiese

1972. aastal sähvatas läbi kogu maailma pressi AP fotograafi Nick Ut’i pilt alasti vietnami tüdrukust, kes põgeneb napalmpommidega hävitatud külast. Reporter sai Kim Puchi foto eest Pullitzeri preemia. Kuidas foto sündis ning mis sai hiljem Kim Puchist, sellest film jutustabki.