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Control Room

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 24m
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Control Room (2004)
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A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.
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    • Jehane Noujaim
    • Julia Bacha
    • Jehane Noujaim
  • Stars
    • Samir Khader
    • Josh Rushing
    • George W. Bush(archive footage)
    • Jehane Noujaim
    • Julia Bacha
    • Jehane Noujaim
  • Stars
    • Samir Khader
    • Josh Rushing
    • George W. Bush(archive footage)
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    • 94User reviews
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    • 79Metascore
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    Samir Khader
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    Josh Rushing
    Josh Rushing
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    • (as Lt. Josh Rushing)
    George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
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    • (archive footage)
    Hassan Ibrahim
    Hassan Ibrahim
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    Deema Khatib
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    Tom Mintier
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    Donald Rumsfeld
    Donald Rumsfeld
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    • Quotes

      Lt. Josh Rushing: It makes me hate war, but it doesn't make me believe that we're in a world that can live without war yet.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Stepford Wives/Garfield: The Movie/The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
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      Control Room Intro Theme
      Written by Kinan Azmeh and Dinuk Wijeratne on a theme by Béla Bartók (as Bartok)

      Performed by Kinan Azmeh and Dinuk Wijeratne

      Courtesy of Kinan Azmeh and Dinuk Wijeratne

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    7/10
    Somewhere Betwixt East and West Lay the Truth
    It's pretty tough to review and rate a documentary like this. Mainly because it's taken almost solely from an Arab perspective: an Arab news media, living in a deeply Arab culture, and run by Arab men and women.

    That's not to say that what we see on NBC and Fox News here in the States is any less insightful. Skewed toward the Lazy-Boy recliner news watcher, the American news media is just as blind to its prejudices and half-truths as many other media outlets around the world.

    So when I read reviews of this documentary and they lambaste it for being "one-sided", I have to shrug and say, "Yeah, so what news media do you watch?" Covering the Iraq War, Al Jazeera focused on what happened and was happening from inside Bahgdad. A pretty risky proposition, a move that ends up killing one of their correspondents. Looking at the Ba'athists and other political affiliations within the country was interesting and, again, a bit skewed.

    The anti-American sentiment can be felt smoldering under the surface of Al-Jazeera, too. But whether this is simply a survival strategy (they do have to live there after the Americans are gone) or real is anyone's guess.

    This IS a great documentary to watch, though. Being spoon fed Fox News' version of the war is just as blinding as Al Jazeera's. But after watching CONTROL ROOM, I know now that somewhere between the American TV reports and Al Jazeera, the truth does lie.
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      • June 18, 2004 (United States)
      • United States
      • Arabic
      • English
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