My Country, My Country

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My Country, My Country

Promotional poster for My Country, My Country
Directed by Laura Poitras
Produced by Laura Poitras
Written by Laura Poitras
Music by Kathem Al Saher
Distributed by Zeitgeist Films (theatrical)
Release date(s) August 4, 2006
Language English
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My Country, My Country is a documentary filmed in Iraq. 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 focus primarily on Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni political candidate.[1]

The film was well accepted by critics.[2]

The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release.[2] The PBS program P.O.V. broadcasted the film in October 2006.[1]

  • Running time: 90 minutes

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Oregon Army National Guard witnessed Poitras filming from the rooftop of Dr. Aladhadh's rooftop during an ambush. Poitras initially denied being present during the ambush but then admitted in Jan. 2006. There is some debate on whether she had knowledge before hand of the attack.[3]

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.[4]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b POV 2006 TV Schedule. pbs.org. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  2. ^ a b My Country, My Country (2006). rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  3. ^ The Devil's Sandbox: With The 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq, John. R Bruning
  4. ^ My Country, My Country. Film Synopsis. PBS. Retrieved on 2007-05-27.

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