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Director:
Writer:
Brian De Palma (written by)
Release Date:
16 November 2007 (Spain)
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Tagline:
Truth is the first casualty of war.
Plot:
A montage of stories about U.S. soldiers fighting in the Iraq conflict, focusing on the modern forms of media covering the war.
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Awards:
3 wins
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2 nominations
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(18 articles)
9/11: The geist in the movie machine
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User Comments:
Excessive, unfinished, manipulative - but not nearly as bad as others say
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Izzy Diaz | ... | Angel Salazar | |
| Rob Devaney | ... | Lawyer McCoy | |
| Ty Jones | ... | Master Sergeant Sweet | |
| Anas Wellman | ... | Soldier (as Anas 'Tipsy' Wellman) | |
| Mike Figueroa | ... | Sergeant Jim Vasquez | |
| Yanal Kassay | ... | Soldier | |
| Dhiaa Khalil | ... | Soldier | |
| Kel O'Neill | ... | Gabe Blix / al Investigation Agent #2 | |
| Daniel Stewart Sherman | ... | B.B. Rush | |
| Patrick Carroll | ... | Reno Flake | |
| Qazi Freihat | ... | Hadi | |
| Adel Odai | ... | Interpreter | |
| Helen Zamel | ... | Date Girl | |
| Hiyam Abdel Karim | ... | Pregnant Woman | |
| Issam Shamary | ... | Pregnant Woman's Brother |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong disturbing violent content including a rape, pervasive language and some sexual references/images.
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Runtime:
90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R |
Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Ireland:16 |
Sweden:15 |
Ireland:15 (video rating) |
UK:15 |
Netherlands:16 |
Japan:R-15 |
Singapore:M18 |
Australia:MA (2008) |
Germany:18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
France:-12
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Magnolia Films requested that Brian De Palma blacked out the faces of dead Iraqis in the disturbing photo montage at the end of the film. It was feared that families of the dead could sue.
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Factual errors: At the military checkpoint scene, U.S. Army soldiers are seen with a Challenger tank. The U.S. Army does not use the Challenger tank.
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Movie Connections:
References The Wild Bunch (1969)
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Soundtrack:
E luceran le stelle (Tosca/Act 3)
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Despite the many criticisms by others on this site, Redacted is a compelling film based on an actual incident that occurred in Baghdad in 2006. Yes, the acting leaves something to be desired, the 'mixed-media' approach is distracting, and there are some manipulative moments (the beheading, the final still); But this is still an eye-opening film on the state of events in Iraq and the trials that *both* Iraqis and Americans have to deal with daily. The scenes at the checkpoint are particularly well done. Some of the dialog between the soldiers in the unit is compelling in its own way; Similarly so the scenes with the Iraqi reporters and 'embeds.'
I've seen all the recent films about Iraq ('Valley of Elah', 'Lions for Lambs', 'Rendition' ) and think that 'Redacted' provides insights none of the others do. In particular, it does an excellent job illustrating the clash between the respective cultures of Iraq and America. (50% of Iraqis can't read the signs at US checkpoints!)
Is this film a bit of an unholy mess? Yes, but see it anyway and make your own mind up. I think this one deserves at least a 6 out of 10.