Battle for Haditha (2007)

Director:

Nick Broomfield

Writers:

Nick Broomfield (written by)
Marc Hoeferlin (written by)
(more)

Release Date:

7 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Tagline:

There are many ways to see the same story

Plot:

An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb. |

Plot Keywords:

Marine | Roadside Bomb | Grenade | House To House Search | Al Qaeda

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Matthew Knoll	...	Cpl. Matthews (as Matthew R. Knoll)
Eric Mehalacopoulos	...	Sgt. Ross
Nathan De La Cruz	...	Cpl. Marcus
Elliot Ruiz	...	Cpl. Ramirez
Jase Willette	...	Pfc. Cuthbert
Thomas Hennessy	...	Doc (as Thomas Hennessy Jr.)
Tony Spencer	...	Pfc. Roberts
Vernon Gaines	...	Lcpl. Sosa
Antonio Tostado	...	Lcpl. Jimenez
Ali Adil Aj-kaa	...	Iraqi Translator
Yasmine Hanani	...	Hiba
Siham Rashid	...	Asma
Majd Hijjawi	...	Woman shot in street
Falah Abraheem Flayeh	...	Ahmad (as Falah Flayeh)
Juliet Koshaba	...	Saba
Jeffrey Nabil	...	Ahmad's son
Rita Nabile	...	Ahmad's daughter
Oliver Bytrus	...	Jafar
Murtada Namir	...	Foreign Fighter
Ali Salem	...	Foreign Fighter
Fahed Borham	...	Foreign Fighter
Ahmad Ali	...	Foreign Fighter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aya Abbas	...	Safa
Joe Chacon	...	Lcpl. Lopez
Duraid A. Ghaieb	...	Abdulhamled Family - Rashied
Jibril Hambel	...	Division Commander Major General Richard Kipper
Raheem Majid	...	Abdulhamled Family - Uncle Jehad
Danny Martinez	...	Lcpl. Santos
Andrew McLaren	...	Capt. Sampson
Nick Shakoour	...	Pfc. Hanoon (as Nick Shakoor)
Alysha Westlake	...	CNN News Anchor (uncredited)
Wil Wright	...	Marine Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Broomfield

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nick Broomfield		written by
Marc Hoeferlin		written by
Anna Telford		written by

Produced by
Barney Broomfield	....	associate producer
Nick Broomfield	....	producer
Peter Dale	....	executive producer
Charles Finch	....	executive producer
Shani Hinton	....	associate producer
Marc Hoeferlin	....	associate producer
Donall McCusker	....	line producer
Anna Telford	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Nick Laird-Clowes

Cinematography by
Mark Wolf

Film Editing by
Stuart Gazzard
Ash Jenkins

Casting by
Daniel Hubbard
Deedra Ricketts

Production Design by
David Bryan

Makeup Department
Ian Morse	....	prosthetic makeup
Ian Morse	....	special makeup effects artist
Cliff Wallace	....	prosthetic designer

Production Management
Shuna Frood	....	post-production supervisor
Rebekka Garrido	....	post-production manager
Jethro Harris	....	head of film: Pepper

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mohammed Fahmawi	....	third assistant director
Mohammed Ghassan	....	third assistant director
Anas Khinio	....	third assistant director
Sharif Majali	....	second assistant director (as Sharif al Majali)
Amer Sha'arawi	....	third assistant director
Hayley Williams	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Karim Kheir	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Heike Ast	....	foley editor
Adrian Baumeister	....	adr editor
Adrian Baumeister	....	dialogue editor
Christian Conrad	....	sound editor
Tobias Fleig	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rainer Heesch	....	sound designer
Rainer Heesch	....	supervising sound editor
Malcolm Hirst	....	sound recordist
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: dolby film sound
Carsten Richter	....	foley artist
Marcus Sujata	....	foley editor
Marcus Sujata	....	foley mixer

Special Effects by
David Harris	....	special effects supervisor
Graham Hills	....	senior special effects technician
Cliff Wallace	....	special effects makeup designer

Visual Effects by
Dan Bentham	....	digital lab producer
Debbie Crosscup	....	visual effects: Passion Pictures
Stephen Elson	....	visual effects producer: Baseblack
Lottie Hope	....	visual effects: Passion Pictures
Richard Little	....	digital compositor: Baseblack
Richard Little	....	visual effects supervisor: Baseblack
Vaibhav Marathe	....	digital compositor: Baseblack
Jason Nicholas	....	visual effects: Passion Pictures
Tristan Porter	....	digital compositor: Baseblack
Edward Randolph	....	visual effects coordinator: Baseblack
Edward Salkeld	....	visual effects: Passion Pictures

Camera and Electrical Department
Barney Broomfield	....	director of photography: second unit
Joan Churchill	....	additional camera operator
Marc Hoeferlin	....	additional camera operator

Casting Department
Lara Atalla	....	casting: Jordan
Natasha Delahunt	....	casting assistant
Carla Lewis	....	casting assistant
Deedra Ricketts	....	casting assistant
Samer Soussou	....	casting assisstant: Jordan

Editorial Department
Dan Bentham	....	digital intermediate producer
Dan Coles	....	digital intermediate colorist
E. Gabriel Edvy	....	second editor
Leanne Welham	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Christoph Bauschinger	....	composer: additional music
Christoph Bauschinger	....	music production assistant
Andy Brown	....	conductor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Chad Hobson	....	additional music programmer
Nick Laird-Clowes	....	music producer
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Daniel Pemberton	....	composer: additional music
Scott Shields	....	additional music programmer
Scott Shields	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Samantha Brookman	....	production coordinator
Richard Cradick	....	title designer: end credits
Emile Dinneen	....	researcher (as Emile Dineen)
Bianca Gavin	....	production coordinator
Meitham Jamaa	....	researcher

Thanks
George David	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Channel Four Films
• Film4 (funding)
• Lafayette Films

Distributors

• Surreal Films (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Pan Vision Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Baseblack (visual effects) (as Base Black Visual Effects)
• Passion Pictures (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Bapty and Co.  weapons (as Bapty)
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Headquarters Casting  principal casting
• ITN Source  archive footage
• On Sight  editing equipment
• On-Sight Upstairs  high-definition online services
• Pepper Post Production  digital colour grading (as Pepper)
• Sonic Factory, The  post-production sound services
• Technicolor Creative Services  digital negative and laboratory services
• Telemax  lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Untitled Nick Broomfield/Haditha Documentary (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for war violence, disturbing images, and for pervasive language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Singapore:M18 | France:U (with warning) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Jerash, Jordan

Company:

Channel Four Films

Trivia:

The film was shot in an unconventional way whereas instead of a detailed script, there was only an outline of each scene and where the story was going. Actors would then improvise much of the dialogue based on director Nick Broomfield's instructions.

If You Liked Bloody Sunday & United 93

I just saw this movie at the Toronto Film Festival, and it's going to create much controversy as the weeks pass until this film finally opens. I think those who are against a movie before they even see it are saying something about themselves, not the film. Watch it, and then make up your mind. This movie, like United 93 or Bloody Sunday, is told moment to moment, keeps it's head down and just moves forward without judgment or commentary. The movie isn't aware of the past or future, it only knows what it knows through the characters we follow, some of whom are American soldiers, some are innocent Iraqi families, others are terrorists. This movie does a wise thing by simply showing things from all points of view. I can't wait until it's released because it needs to be talked about.

At the premiere for the film, we learn that many of the actors on the American front are actually soldiers who fought in Iraq. The head of the platoon is especially good, and could go on and have a career as an actor.