Gunner Palace

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Gunner Palace

Directed by	Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
Produced by	Petra Epperlein
Written by	Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
Starring	Michael Tucker
Distributed by	Palm Pictures
Release date(s)	4 March 2005
Running time	85 min.
Language	English
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Gunner Palace is a documentary film by American documentary filmmaker Michael Tucker, which had a limited release in the United States on March 4, 2005. The film was an account of the complex realities of the situation in Iraq during 2003-2004 amidst the Iraqi insurgency not seen on the nightly news. Told first-hand by American troops stationed in the middle of Baghdad, Gunner Palace presents a portrait of a dangerous and chaotic war.

[edit] Film rating

The rating is cited as "Rated PG-13 on appeal for strong language throughout, violent situations and some drug references." The documentary was originally given an R rating by the MPAA due to thematic elements of violence, drugs and bad language. However, Michael Tucker asked the MPAA to reconsider, saying that the video shows real life in the army overseas and the importance of the younger audiences to connect and understand what soldiers have to go through. A petition was also started,^[1] claiming that the MPAA has assigned the rating solely on the basis of "language" contained in the film. Considering the combat conditions facing the human subjects of a war documentary, the language, while strong, did not constitute gratuitous profanity. A PG-13 rating was granted on appeal. The documentary contains 42 uses of the word "fuck" and its derivatives, more than any other PG-13 film.