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The story of an American journalist, a CIA operative, and an Iraqi photographer against the backdrop of the bloody war in Iraq. full summary | add synopsis
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Connie Nielsen ... Anna Molyneux

Damian Lewis ... Dan Murphy

Mido Hamada ... Zaid
Driss Roukhe ... Walid (as Driss Roukh)

Nasser Memarzia ... Rafeeq
Saïd Amadis ... Mayor Tahsin

Omar Berdouni ... Bashar
Chérine Amar ... Noor
Shaun Evans ... Wesley
Thomas McCarthy ... Major Hanks (as Tom McCarthy)
Mahmoudi M'Barek ... Colonel Jobouri

John Slattery ... Colonel Carrick
Peter Eyre ... US Ambassador
Fatiha Watili ... Samira
Hamid Basket ... Selim
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Rated R for violence, language and a scene of sexuality.
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111 min
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Excellent movie about a complex conflict, 5 August 2007
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Author: Ron from Amsterdam, Netherlands

For me this movie is right up there with movies like Traffic, Syriana and Bloody Sunday, offering a kaleidoscopic view into a very complex political situation. You're taken into the heart of the Iraqi conflict and you'll get to look at the situation from different sides. From people living there, having to deal with their daily hardships and things getting worse all the time, from a reporters perspective, from the American military trying to restore order, etc. etc. Rather than taking sides, this movie shows you it's about people. And they all look at the situation differently. It's just like the Dan Murphy (Damian Lewis) in the movie states: "There is no truth, you know. It's not about locking up all the bad guys. It doesn't work like that. There are no bad guys and there are no good guys. It's not gray, either. It's just that the truth shifts according to each person you talk to."

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