Jeannette Catsoulis , writing for '' The New York Times '' , called the film " extraordinary " , whilst '' Los Angeles Times '' film critic Sheri Linden described Virunga as an " urgent investigative report and unforgettable drama ... a work of heart-wrenching tenderness and heart-stopping suspense " . Ronnie Scheib wrote for '' Variety '' that '' Virunga '' was an " extraordinary documentary " with " enough action , pathos , suspense , venal villains , stalwart heroes and endangered gorillas for a dozen fiction films " . Tom Roston wrote for PBS 's POV blog that " Virunga is the best documentary I 've seen this year . " '' Virunga '' has won several awards including the Peabody Award ; the Feature Documentary Award at DOXA Documentary Festival in Vancouver , Canada ; the Award of International Emerging Filmmaker at Hot Docs in Toronto ; the Golden Rock Documentary Award at Little Rock Film Festival , the Cinema for Peace International Green Film Award , and the Action and Change Together ( ACT Now ) Award at the Crested Butte Film Festival . It won two gongs at the One World Media Awards at BAFTA - Best Documentary , and the Corruption Reporting award . The film was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature at Tribeca Film Festival . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the 87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Virunga (film)