Saving Jessica Lynch (TV 2003)Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq. Director:Peter MarkleWriter:John Fasano |
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Saving Jessica Lynch (TV 2003)Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq. Director:Peter MarkleWriter:John Fasano |
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| Nicholas Guilak | ... |
Mohammed Al-Rehaief
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| Laura Regan | ... |
Pfc Jessica Lynch
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| Brent Sexton | ... |
Greg Lynch Sr.
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| Mark Moses |
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| Benjamin King | ... |
1st Sergeant Robert J. Dowdy
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| Crystle Lightning | ... |
Pfc Lori Piestewa
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| Susan Pari | ... |
Iman Al-Rehaief
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| Denise Lee | ... |
Spc Shoshana Johnson
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| Brent Anderson | ... |
Capt. Troy King
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Reed Frerichs | ... |
Pvt. Dale Nace
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| Navid Negahban | ... |
Fedayeen Colonel
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| Michael Rooker | ... |
Colonel Curry
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| Lina Patel | ... |
Dr. Hamida
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Amy Jones | ... |
Dee Lynch
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Rafael Tamayo | ... |
Spc Edgar Hernandez
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When Mohammed Al-Rehaief, a young Iraqi lawyer, learns that Private first class Jessica Lynch, a 19-year old U.S. soldier from West Virginia, is held as POW in an Iraqi hospital, he wants to find out what a girl the age of his own daughters is doing and why she's being held, both the U.S. troops and his nationalist countrymen start treating him as a suspect- his personal drama is adding itself to hers and countless other ones in post-Saddam Iraq... Written by Anonymous
Overall, the made for TV movie was well acted. It was good to see that the focus really was not on Jessica Lynch, but rather on Mohammed Al-Raheif. If you've read his book (which this movie is based on), you will see how he risked everything just to save this woman. He really was the hero and it's too bad that SO MUCH attention was put on Lynch.
Good things about the movie: well-acted, focused on the Iraqi, felt like you were in Iraq, visual and sound effects acceptable
Bad things about the movie: a little slow paced, some of the scenes don't seem to match the Al-Raheif's book, visual and sound effects could have been better.