Baghdad ER

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Baghdad ER

DVD cover for Baghdad ER
Directed by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
Produced by Jon Alpert, Joseph Feury and Matthew O'Neill
Distributed by HBO Home Video
Release dates August 29, 2006
Running time 64 minutes
Language English

Baghdad ER is a 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 U.S. 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]

Awards and nominations

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]

Nominations

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

References

  1. ↑ Documenting Life and Death in 'Baghdad ER' : NPR
  2. ↑ Democracy Now! | Baghdad ER: Documentary On US Military Hospital in Iraq Gets Cold Reception From Army
  3. ↑ Ed Bradley, NPR, HBO among Peabody Award winners - USATODAY.com
  4. ↑ Documentary Films

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