A docudrama's a dramatization of actual historical events. As a neologism, the term's often confused with docufiction. Generalities Docudramas tend to demonstrate some or most of the following characteristics: A focus on the facts of the event being treated, as they're known; The use of literary and narrative techniques to flesh out or render story-like the bare facts of an event in history; A tendency to avoid overt commentary and explicit assertion of the creator's own point of view or beli… (More on Docudrama)