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Wendell Steavenson (writer)
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The story of an American journalist, a CIA operative, and an Iraqi photographer against the backdrop of the bloody war in Iraq. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Connie Nielsen | ... | Anna Molyneux |
 | Damian Lewis | ... | Dan Murphy |
 | Mido Hamada | ... | Zaid |
 | Driss Roukhe | ... | Walid (as Driss Roukh) |
 | Nasser Memarzia | ... | Rafeeq |
| Saïd Amadis | ... | Mayor Tahsin |
 | Omar Berdouni | ... | Bashar |
| Chérine Amar | ... | Noor |
| Shaun Evans | ... | Wesley |
| Thomas McCarthy | ... | Major Hanks (as Tom McCarthy) |
| Mahmoudi M'Barek | ... | Colonel Jobouri |
 | John Slattery | ... | Colonel Carrick |
| Peter Eyre | ... | US Ambassador |
| Fatiha Watili | ... | Samira |
| Hamid Basket | ... | Selim |
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Rated R for violence, language and a scene of sexuality.
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111 min
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Great story about the chaos and constant change of events in Iraq and the damage caused from miscommunication. The movie provides a view into what happens when multiple entities are trying to work together while at the same time each is more interested in their own agenda. The multiple entities in this film included the CIA, the US Military, the Iraq police, an Iraq community leader, and an Iraq underground leader. In addition to these groups there was also a reporter and photographer smack in the middle. The movie is a fictional film, however it was written by a reporter who has been in Iraq for a long time, not embedded with the US military, but out working on her own, therefore even though the movie is a fictional film it is based on the realities of living and working in this war torn part of our world. The casting was excellent and the story unfolded perfectly. This movie required the viewer to pay attention and keep track of the players and each of their agendas. It was fast paced and kept the audience involved. It was not a "Hollywood" film full of gratuitous violence, but instead a deeper story about the people involved. I saw this movie at the Palm Springs Film Festival and also enjoyed the Q&A session which followed the movie. It is a provocative film that evokes an emotional reaction from the viewers regarding their opinions about the US being in Iraq, which was demonstrated during the Q&A session! One of the goals of the film is to provide a starting point for discussing the war and the events in Iraq. It is not a political statement, but instead a method to get people actively involved again.