Overview
- The documentary argues Vietnamese stringer Nguyen Thanh Nghe, not AP photographer Nick Ut, took the 1972 image of Phan Thi Kim Phuc.
- AP’s initial six‑month review found no reason to change Ut’s credit, then a May 2025 follow‑up said it was possible he took the picture while acknowledging significant unanswered questions.
- World Press Photo suspended Ut’s attribution in May after its own analysis of location, distance and camera details.
- Filmmakers say they do not question the photo’s authenticity and commissioned a forensic reconstruction using archival images and satellite data after a tip from former AP editor Carl Robinson.
- Ut did not participate and his lawyer called the film defamatory, while Kim Phuc says she does not recall those minutes but believes Ut took the photo and brought her to the hospital.