76 Days

Raised with a premise of terror, it is a masterclass on how to make cinema at close range, realistic and pure, letting the luminous nooks and crannies pass by while enveloping the viewer in an absorbing feeling of crisis and the need for hope. It is also a sample of art as human reflection of a specific moment, a brutal time capsule.

Given the very generous reviews to date, I had high expectations for this documentary. There was nothing special or insightful about it. It goes without saying that only the highest level of government approval would have permitted this access at this critical time so it seems a little over rehearsed. I also felt the filming was excessively close to the subjects which may have been an attempt to act as a constant reminder they were being filmed. If you have ever been filmed for extended periods of time, you know it's very easy to actually forget you're being recorded. I wanted to like it but was disappointed in the end.

an emotional, genuine, reflective story

The first 10 seconds of this documentary will grip you. This will dispel all notions of COVID-19 not being a serious disease with gut-wrenching consequences for people all over the world. Although this was short listed for an Oscar, I was disappointed to see that it didn't get to the nomination stage. Of course, what's even more saddening is all the people who will call this propaganda at the expense of those who have died. The humanity of frontline health care workers is demonstrated in picture perfect composition as one of the co-directors was actually a still photographer. Must watch!

This documentary ****ing sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bull*****ed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Distressing but uplifting. 76 Days shows the heroic efforts of the medical professionals in Wuhan during the 76-day long COVID lockdown, giving people an emotional and inspiring look at humanity's perseverance.

76 Days offers an interesting look into the Chinese healthcare system and shows some excellent footage of how medical professionals have been dealing with the influx of coronavirus patients during the pandemic. It's great to have this footage as a historical record to look back at, but it's unfortunate that there wasn't more context for many of the scenes. Things jumped around a bit too much without enough information to fully follow along. The documentary also played it very safe when it came to showing China's response, which meant that the full story was not on display, although you can argue that that's fine since the focus was on the hospitals. Finally, the cinematography was top notch. Godspeed doctors and nurses.

76 Days is a documentary that takes a look at the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the hospitals of Wuhan. The movie is lacking in terms of geopolitics and science, but its apolitical and fly-on-the-wall approach led to a meticulously detailed, horrific, but ultimately surprisingly humanistic look into these hospitals and how they operated. It's an eerie, but also tender film about this pivotal moment in recent human history.

Perhaps too harsh and difficult to watch in 2020, but definitely touching and emotional. The makers captured with such sensibility, respect, and care the essence of these people giving everything they've got to save these other people, like on a battlefield. Proof there's still hope and good out there, despite the desperation, uncertainty, and trauma this "thing" has brought to us all.

A hard form to watch but it must see. It's a representation of what's happening in the hospitals all around the world but not able to see on a regular basis