76 Days (2020)
92%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: NA
A raw, fly-on-the-wall recounting of hospital life in Wuhan in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, 76 Days is an engrossing and potent documentary – and a surprisingly comforting portrait of humanity.
If you’re looking for a documentary that will make you laugh, 76 Days is not it. But if you want to be moved, inspired, and educated, then this is the film for you. It’s a raw and unfiltered look at the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan, China, and the healthcare workers who risked their lives to save others. The film is a testament to the human spirit and the power of community in times of crisis. So grab some tissues and prepare to be moved by this unforgettable and important piece of history.
Production Company(ies)
DENTSU Music And Entertainment, Nibariki Nippon Television, Network
Distributor
MTV Documentary Films
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2020
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 33m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2021 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2021
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
documentary, COVID-19, pandemic, hospital, Wuhan, China, health care workers, patients, lockdown, raw, fly-on-the-wall, engrossing, potent, comforting, humanity, Hao Wu, Weixi Chen, Jean Tsien, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Roberto Grande, Naja Pham Lockwood, reviewed by Lucy Mangan, David Hughes, Mark Kermode, Dave Calhoun, Kevin Maher, Wendy Ide, Dan Bayer, Wilson Kwong, Simon Miraudo, Dulcie Pearce, Dan Schindel, directed by Hao Wu, Weixi Chen, written by Hao Wu, produced by Jean Tsien, Hao Wu, starring health care workers and patients, genre: documentary, box office performance: N/A, budget: N/A, MPAA rating: N/A, COVID-19 outbreak, coronavirus, primary evidence, history, hope, humour, inspiring, collective effort, disaster, mandatory viewing, man-made media exercise, pharmaceutical companies, economies, flatline
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Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
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Weixi Chen – Director
Hao Wu – Writer
Geralyn White Dreyfous – Executive Producer
Roberto Grande – Executive Producer
Naja Pham Lockwood – Executive Producer
Director(s)
Hao Wu, Weixi Chen
Writer(s)
Hao Wu
Producer(s)
Jean Tsien, Hao Wu
Film Festivals
Sundance, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (100) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (100)
There are no hugely dramatic moments in 76 Days. It is wholly unsentimental and, allowing for the fact the stream of events must be put into some kind of narrative form, unmanipulative.
February 19, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Lucy Mangan
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Compelling and surprising, 76 Days is a seemingly apolitical yet oddly sanitised fly-on-the-wall documentary that puts you on the front lines of an eerily well-managed response to the coronavirus outbreak.
February 7, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
David Hughes
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The takeaway from this thing is…thank GOD for these people.
January 29, 2021
Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review
TOP CRITIC
This is primary evidence right from the source of history.
January 28, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Dave Calhoun
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Timing is everything in current affairs culture, and this intimate documentary account of the first 76 days of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan early last year is an illustrative case.
January 26, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Crucially, there’s also an element of hope and even humour in this affecting tribute to healthcare workers everywhere.
January 24, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The definition of a not-to-be-missed film.
May 11, 2022 | Rating: 9/10
Dan Bayer
Next Best Picture
Whether this film serves as a reflection or projection for the current pandemic, it will surely speak to you in some way.
February 12, 2022
Wilson Kwong
easternKicks.com
The ordinary business of doctoring and caring in extraordinary circumstances. Really powerful and really interesting.
March 29, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
Simon Miraudo
Movie Squad (RTRFM 92.1)
Unforgettable, important and historically significant footage.
February 11, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Dulcie Pearce
The Sun (UK)
From numerous small moments, it draws together an inspiring picture of collective effort to fight a disaster.
February 8, 2021
Dan Schindel
Hyperallergic
This should be mandatory viewing for those who still think the coronavirus is a man made media exercise, designed to make pharmaceutical companies rich while economies flatline.
February 6, 2021
Martin Carr
Flickering Myth…
Plot
76 Days is a documentary that follows healthcare workers and patients as they combat the COVID-19 outbreak during a lockdown in Wuhan, China.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film or anyone in the cast on Fresh Kernels. The reviews and comments are all serious and respectful due to the sensitive subject matter of the documentary.
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