Baghdad ER

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Baghdad ER

DVD cover for Baghdad ER
Directed by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
Produced by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill, Joseph Feury, Sara Bernstein, Lee Grant, Roberta Morris Purdee, Sheila Nevins
Distributed by HBO Home Video
Release date(s) August 29, 2006
Running time 64 minutes
Language English
IMDb profile

Baghdad ER is a multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary released by HBO on May 21, 2006. It shows the Iraq war from the perspective of a military hospital in Baghdad and by that, illustrates what war really means. It has some relatively disturbing scenes in it (e.g. amputations), therefore the army is officially warning that military personnel watching it could experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [1] [2]

After being given a Peabody Award, the show was featured in the April 13, 2007 broadcast of NPR's Fresh Air. [3]

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[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Awards

  • Emmy Awards:
    • Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
    • Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Single-Camera
    • Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
    • Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming - Single or Multi-Camera [4]

[edit] Nominations

  • Emmy Awards:
    • Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming - Single-Camera
    • Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming - Single or Multi-Camera

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