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18 June 2004 (Denmark) moreTagline:
Different channels. Different truths.Plot:
A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
7 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Superb Documentary moreCast
(Credited cast) | Samir Khader | ... | Himself |
| Josh Rushing | ... | Himself (as Lt. Josh Rushing) |
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 | George W. Bush | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Hassan Ibrahim | ... | Himself |
| Deema Khatib | ... | Herself |
| Tom Mintier | ... | Himself |
| Donald Rumsfeld | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| David Shuster | ... | Himself |
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Hassan Ibrahim: These insensitive Americans roll over everyone to get their way, and what happens to soft-spoken people like me? We get pushed aside. moreSoundtrack:
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"Control Room" takes a hard look at the Al-Jazeera news network, but on a grander scale shows us how important the role of media is in war. Media is a tool or war, and war a tool of media. There's some disturbing stuff here, and also some raw moments of human emotion (war is hell, and covering war can tear out someone's soul). The makers of this film also show how propaganda can be spewed from both sides (Fox News, anyone?) and no war can be fought intelligently without propaganda and the media. In the end, this is probably the closest thing we will get to an unbiased look at the strife in the Middle East. We the viewers feel sympathy for those innocents caught in the cross-fire and empathy for all sides involved on the battle fields and behind the scenes. Powerful, thought-provoking, educational and debate worthy, there need to be more documentaries like this in times like these.