My Country, My Country
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My Country, My Country is a 2006 documentary film. Filmmaker Laura Poitras
spent over eight months alone in Iraq
filming this documentary. The film shows life in Iraq for average Iraqis under U.S.
occupation. Poitras focuses primarily on Dr. Riyadh al-Adhadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni
political candidate.
The film was well-received by critics and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
.
The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release. The PBS
program P.O.V.
broadcast the film in October 2006.
Members of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Oregon Army National Guard witnessed Poitras filming from the rooftop of Dr. al-Adhadh's rooftop during an ambush. Poitras initially denied being present during the ambush but then admitted in Jan. 2006. Detractors have claimed that she had knowledge beforehand of the attack.
After completing the film, Poitras was assigned the highest (i.e. most dangerous) rating possible on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's watchlist.
Distributor's webpage.
Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras is a documentary film director and producer.Her 2006 film My Country, My Country was nominated for an Oscar.Her 2010 film The Oath won the "Excellence in Cinematography Award for U.S...
spent over eight months alone in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
filming this documentary. The film shows life in Iraq for average Iraqis under U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
occupation. Poitras focuses primarily on Dr. Riyadh al-Adhadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims are referred to in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah for short; in English, they are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites....
political candidate.
The film was well-received by critics and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
.
The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release. The PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
program P.O.V.
P.O.V.
POV is a Public Broadcasting Service Public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is a cinema term for "point of view"....
broadcast the film in October 2006.
Members of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Oregon Army National Guard witnessed Poitras filming from the rooftop of Dr. al-Adhadh's rooftop during an ambush. Poitras initially denied being present during the ambush but then admitted in Jan. 2006. Detractors have claimed that she had knowledge beforehand of the attack.
After completing the film, Poitras was assigned the highest (i.e. most dangerous) rating possible on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's watchlist.
See also
- Axis of EvilAxis of Evil (film)Axis of Evil is a 2004 France-Canada co-production by Pascal Lièvre about a couple declaring their love for each other with the same words United States President George W. Bush used to announce a war on terrorism.-See also:*Baghdad or Bust ...
- Baghdad or BustBaghdad or BustBaghdad or Bust was a small budget documentary filmed in Canada, Turkey, Kurdistan, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Washington, D.C. USA during the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq...
- Control Room
- Kill the MessengerKill the Messenger (film)Kill The Messenger is a 2006 French documentary film about Sibel Edmonds. An English version of the film was produced in 2007 by SBS Australia....
- The UnreturnedThe UnreturnedThe Unreturned is a 2010 documentary film by Nathan Fisher. The film tells the story of five middle-class Iraqi refugees caught in an absurdist purgatory of endless bureaucracy, dwindling life savings, and forced idleness. The Unreturned was shot in verité style in Syria and Jordan, with unscripted...
- War Feels Like WarWar Feels Like WarWar Feels Like War is a 2004 British documentary film. It was broadcast in the United States on the P.O.V. series. For three months, Spanish filmmaker Esteban Manzanares Uyarra followed five reporters and photographers from Denmark, Norway, Poland, and the United States in Iraq...
External links
- Laura Poitras Featured Video Interview: The Alcove with Mark Molaro
- Alternate Trailer site with the trailer.
- EPIC Ground Truth Project: Interview with Director Laura Poitras
- Joe M. O'Connell review in The Austin Chronicle
Distributor's webpage.