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Old 03-08-2019, 08:17 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I consider the difference between a "documentary" and a "docudrama" to be that a documentary (which the BBC makes huge numbers of) has a narrator or a presenter telling the viewer about a subject, whereas a docudrama shows a dramatised recreation of those events. My personal preference is strongly for the former!
That's pretty much the way I look at it. This actually sounds more like what some call a biopic. Bohemian Rhapsody is a current example of a biopic.
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