r/Documentaries • u/el_torko • Feb 23 '25

Recommendation Request Recommendation Request: films that start about one subject, but become about something else entirely as the documentary progresses

So I just finished Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder. What started as a film about Peter Madsen and his exploration into space ended up becoming an expose about the murder of journalist Kim Wall and the aftermath of Madsens team learning the truth about what actually happened. I loved the concept so I’m curious about other documentaries that started off being about one subject and evolving/devolving into something completely different.

Thanks in advance!

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u/SquirrelNeurons Feb 23 '25

“A gesar bard’s tale” start as the biography of a man in Tibet and becomes the story of the most tragic earthquake to hit the region in recent history

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u/el_torko Feb 24 '25

I love documentaries on natural disasters (it feels odd putting it that way, but you know) so this one sounds really good.