Dirty Wars (2013)

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.

Director:

Rick Rowley

Writers:

David Riker, Jeremy Scahill

Stars:

Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi, Muqbal Al Kazemi

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Nasser Al Aulaqi	...	Himself - Interviewee
Saleha Al Aulaqi	...	Herself - Interviewee
Muqbal Al Kazemi	...	Himself - Interviewee
Abdul Rahman Barman	...	Himself - Interviewee
Andrew Exum	...	Himself - Interviewee
Sheikh Saleh Bin Fareed	...	Himself - Interviewee
Abdul Ghafoor	...	Himself - Interviewee
Philip Giraldi	...	Himself - Interviewee
Matthew Hoh	...	Himself - Interviewee
Patrick Lang	...	Himself - Interviewee
Emile Nakhleh	...	Himself - Interviewee
Malcolm Nance	...	Himself - Interviewee
Mohamed Qanyare	...	Himself - Interviewee
Mohammed Sabir	...	Himself - Interviewee
Jeremy Scahill	...	(voice)

Storyline

Dirty Wars follows investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill, author of the international bestseller Blackwater, into the hidden world of America's covert wars, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Somalia, and beyond. With a strong cinematic style, the film blurs the boundaries of documentary and fiction storytelling. Part action film and part detective story, Dirty Wars is a gripping journey into one of the most important and underreported stories of our time. What begins as a report on a deadly U.S. night raid in a remote corner of Afghanistan quickly turns into a global investigation of the secretive and powerful Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). As Scahill digs deeper into the activities of JSOC, he is pulled into a world of covert operations unknown to the public and carried out across the globe by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. In military jargon, JSOC teams "find, fix, and finish" their targets, who are selected through a secret process. No ...

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Taglines:

A secret army. A war without end. A journalist determined to uncover the truth.

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Afghanistan Iraq Kenya Somalia Yemen

Language:

English Pushto Somali Dari

Release Date:

7 June 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Yemen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Noise Films, Civic Bakery

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Himself - Interviewee: America knows war. They are war masters.

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Connections

Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode dated 16 April 2013 (2013)

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