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Acid Attacks

In the summer of 2017, journalist Max Daly wrote an article about the rising number of acid attacks in London. The VICE.com team then collaborated to make a documentary in five weeks.

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Following a spate of high-profile acid attacks in London last year, the idea to make a film investigating the appalling phenomenon evolved from a VICE article written by journalist Max Daly. We talk to those involved to discover how this process works at VICE, and hear about the challenges the team faced telling such a complex story. This timely, newsworthy documentary still features regularly in debates around how to report on acid attacks.

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In the summer of 2017, journalist Max Daly wrote an article about the rising number of acid attacks in London. The VICE.com team then collaborated to make a documentary in five weeks.

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