CNN producer Robert Wiener, his colleague and their crew venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michael Keaton | ... | Robert Wiener | |
| Helena Bonham Carter | ... | Ingrid Formanek | |
| Joshua Leonard | ... | Mark Biello | |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Judy Parker | |
| David Suchet | ... | Naji Al-Hadithi | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Peter Arnett | |
| Michael Murphy | ... | Tom Johnson | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Ed Turner | |
| Hamish Linklater | ... | Richard Roth | |
| Michael Cudlitz | ... | Tom Murphy | |
| Robert Wisdom | ... | Bernard Shaw | |
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Pamela Sinha | ... | Fatima (as Pamela Sinna) |
| Clark Gregg | ... | Eason Jordan | |
| Matt Keeslar | ... | Nic Robertson | |
| Kurt Fuller | ... | Inky | |
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Dramatized version of the story of CNN's Gulf War coverage featuring "The Boys from Baghdad": the battle over access, the fight to keep the technology up and running.. and the decision whether to risk their lives behind enemy lines once the bombing starts, in order to get the story of a lifetime. Written by Sam Meyer
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The Gulf War, 1991. No story is worth dying for - but this was the story of a lifetime. See more »Parents Guide:
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[First lines spoken as characters in the film, preceded by title cards, archival movie dialog, and news announcements]
Robert Wiener: Baghdad is me.
Eason Jordan: You're supposed to be in Berlin.
Robert Wiener: Fuck Berlin. The wall's down. Baghdad is me, Eason.
Eason Jordan: You've never even been to Baghdad.
Robert Wiener: Close enough. Jerusalem.
Eason Jordan: I wouldn't bring up Jerusalem if I were you. It's not a point in your favor.
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The reason CNN is approved to use the four-wire is said to be because the ministry believes them to be "fair and balanced". FOX News' motto is "fair and balanced". See more »Goofs
When Iraqi troops are seen looting Kuwait, some carry Pioneer Electronics cardboard boxes with the new corporate logo as introduced in October 1998, not the previous logo which would have been in use in 1991. See more »Quotes
[first lines][First lines spoken as characters in the film, preceded by title cards, archival movie dialog, and news announcements]
Robert Wiener: Baghdad is me.
Eason Jordan: You're supposed to be in Berlin.
Robert Wiener: Fuck Berlin. The wall's down. Baghdad is me, Eason.
Eason Jordan: You've never even been to Baghdad.
Robert Wiener: Close enough. Jerusalem.
Eason Jordan: I wouldn't bring up Jerusalem if I were you. It's not a point in your favor.
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Outstanding HBO movie charting the coming of age of CNN during the opening days of the Gulf War, as producers Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton) and Ingrid Formaneck (Helena Bonham Carter) doggedly walk a tightrope between reporting the facts as they see them and keeping the Iraqi authorities from expelling them. Excellent supporting cast, in particular David Suchet as Naji Al-Hadithi, the Iraqi information minister and Bruce McGill (dodgy accent notwithstanding) as Peter Arnett. Mick Jackson's best work since A Very British Coup (1988) and hopefully the catalyst to re-energise Michael Keaton's career. In short, the finest film of it's kind since Under Fire (1983) and a wake-up call to CNN to get back to real reporting and cease its current pathetic spiral into celebrity-obsessed 24 hour chat-show oblivion.