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The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Nov. 7, 2025

The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Ph...

Release Date: Friday, November 21, 2025 Limited Friday, November 28, 2025 Netflix

Director: Bao Nguyen

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A former Saigon photo editor reveals a secret he’s been plagued with for 52 years, setting off a gripping two-year investigation into the truth behind one of the Vietnam War’s most iconic photographs. Acclaimed conflict photographer Gary Knight and a small team of journalists embark on a relentless search to locate and seek justice for a man known only as “the stringer.”
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The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo Release Date: When was the film released?

The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 21 , 2025. There were 10 10 other movies released on the same date, including Rental Family, Wicked: For Good and Zodiac Killer Project. As a limited release, The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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