0 a book, story, poem, etc. that has been written again by a writer in a form that can be performed, or a performance that tells the story of past events; the process of showing a book, event, etc. in a performance: --
It's not a documentary; it's a dramatization.
There have been many adaptations and dramatizations of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women".
1 the act of telling people about things that happened in a way that makes them seem more exciting, important, or dangerous than they really were, or an example of this: --
I think that was a slight dramatization of what actually happened.
There is too much dramatization in some newspapers.
2 the act of changing a piece of writing into a play, or the play that is performed: --
Use of sound effects, organ music and dramatization augmented this approach.
To achieve a sense of realism, the dramatization was a combination news report or documentary.
Their early lives have been the subject of two cinematic dramatizations.
Naturally, the transformation of the leader into an actor entailed a dramatization of the chorus.
More discreet tongue-in-cheek humor is evident in the score and the dramatization of otherwise low-key and intimate gatherings.
The book presents a fictional dramatization of the est training.
Schafer is historically remembered for an unwittingly libelous dramatization of an incident that never happened.
There are over fifty interviews, never before seen live footage, rare photographs, and dramatizations.