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My Country, My Country 
Promotional poster for My Country, My CountryDirected by Laura Poitras Produced by Laura Poitras Written by Laura Poitras Music by Kathem Al Saher Distributed by Zeitgeist Films Release date(s) August 4, 2006 Running time 90 minutes Country United States Language English 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.[1]
The film was well-received by critics[2] and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3]
The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release.[2] The PBS program P.O.V. broadcast the film in October 2006.[1]
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.[4]
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.[5]
See also
- Axis of Evil
- Baghdad or Bust
- Control Room
- Kill the Messenger
- The Unreturned
- War Feels Like War
References
- ^ a b "POV 2006 TV Schedule". pbs.org. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_country_my_country/. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ a b "My Country, My Country (2006)". rottentomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_country_my_country/. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ "NY Times: My Country, My Country". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/346643/My-Country-My-Country/details. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ The Devil's Sandbox: With The 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq, John. R Bruning
- ^ "My Country, My Country. Film Synopsis". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/mycountry/about.html. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
External links
- Laura Poitras (2006). My Country, My Country (trailer) (Theaterical Release). Zeitgeist Films. http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/displaytrailer.php?directoryname=mycountrymycountry&size=high&extension=mov.
- 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
- "Indiewire Interview: Laura Poitras, director of "My Country, My Country"". indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20060820180000/http://www.indiewire.com/people/2006/07/indiewire_inter_14.html. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- "My Country, My Country, Laura Poitras". zeitgeistfilms.com. http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=mycountrymycountry. Retrieved 2006-09-01. Distributor's webpage.
- My Country, My Country at the Internet Movie Database
- My Country, My Country at AllRovi
Categories:- 2006 films
- American films
- English-language films
- 2000s documentary films
- American documentary films
- Documentary films about the Iraq War
- Independent films
- P.O.V. (TV series) films
- War documentary film stubs
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