The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo

Directed by Bao Nguyen, this gripping documentary investigates the true authorship of "The Terror of War," the iconic 1972 Vietnam War photograph popularly known as "Napalm Girl." The film follows a meticulous two-year investigation led by war photographer Gary Knight, sparked by a secret revealed by a former Saigon photo editor. It challenges the decades-long attribution of the Pulitzer Prize-winning image to Nick Ut, presenting forensic evidence and testimonies that suggest a local Vietnamese stringer named Nguyen Thanh Nghe was the actual photographer. Through its investigation, the film explores themes of journalistic ethics, racial bias in Western media, and the erasure of local contributors from historical narratives. The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo - official trailer Watch The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo on Netflix