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The Difference between Documentary of Fiction and Non-Fiction
In a broader perspective, a documentary of fiction refers to a documentary that seeks to have real elements in it, and at the same time, incorporate unreal elements in it. The purpose of such an occurrence is to use to express the use of reality, in a more meaningful mannerism, using various aspects of artistic expressions. This is a type of documentary contains multiple fictional elements, whereby the key players of the literature are said to be nonprofessional actors. On the other hand, a documentary of nonfiction refers to a type of documentary which is characterized by the absence of fictionalizing aspects. In most occasions, such documentaries get used for the sake of recording, revealing or preserving information about specific character or happenings.
The Theory behind Fiction and Non-Fiction.
In a broader perspective, fiction incorporates setting, plot, and characters, as imagined by the author. This is to indicate that the occurrence as depicted in fiction movies, stories or documentaries are not based on real-life events. Diverse narrative techniques are used for the sake of heightening the impact of fiction narratives. On the other hand, unlike fiction, nonfiction is all about factual and some of the things that happened. They are based on real things, unlike the latter. They have some truth value, as they provide insight to the events they tend to explain (Hall 85).

In most aspects, non-fiction is educative, as it demonstrates how the world and various factor in it are functioning.
Examples For From Movies or Documentaries, Non Fiction
Gangs of New York, a movie produced in 2002 is one of one of the examples of a movie that falls in this category. The setting and most of the groups as mentioned in the film happened in New York, in the 19th century. It is therefore a nonfiction. On the other hand, March of the penguins is a documentary that also falls in this category. It demonstrates the annual movement of penguins in Antarctica.
Works Cited
Hall, Stuart, ed. Representation: Cultural representations and signifying practices. Vol. 2. Sage, 1997.