True Life Stories: 3 Must-Watch Poignant Documentaries

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These three documentaries are intense, powerful, and at times heartbreaking to watch with some jaw-dropping moments ,but they keep the audience engrossed until the very end

1) Be Here Now

True Life Stories: 3 Must-Watch Poignant Documentaries

This heartbreaking documentary follows the courageous real life battle of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" actor ,Andy Whitefield.He takes you on his personal journey with cancer , from the moment he was told the devastating news that his non-Hodgkin Lymphoma was back again.( This is painfully sad to watch and made me cry,but it's also inspiring )

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True Life Stories: 3 Must-Watch Poignant Documentaries

2) Catfish

True Life Stories: 3 Must-Watch Poignant Documentaries

Yaniv Schulman begins an online friendship with a woman named " Megan" .Over time, they begin flirting with each other,and Schulman begins to fall head-over-heels .However , he starts to have doubts about her, and suspects that she's lying to him. The deeper he digs during his research about her ,the more he realizes he is being catfished. So Yaniv , his brother and a friend decide to make a surprise road trip to confront "Megan" in person.

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Yaniv Schulman Meeting The Real Woman In The Photos

3) Touching The Void

True Life Stories: 3 Must-Watch Poignant Documentaries

This is a riveting true-life story of two extremely skilled mountaineers , Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, ,who set out in the hope to be the first to reach the summit of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes.They successfully reach the summit,but Simpson breaks his leg on the descent. Yates decides to lower his injured friend the rest of the way with ropes,300ft at a time. Without realizing it, he lowers Simpson over the lip of a crevasse , which is a sheer vertical drop.Yates finds it too difficult to hold on,and the situation becomes potentially dangerous & deadly for both men. Yates has to decide whether to cut the rope, and let Simpson fall to his death .......or, hold on and risk both of their lives.

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True Life Stories: 3 Must-Watch Poignant Documentaries

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates

True Life Stories: 3 Must-Watch Poignant Documentaries
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