My Country, My Country

Name: My Country, My Country
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-06-02
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Dr. Riyadh, Aaron Castle, Scott Farren-Price

Episode aired Jun 2, 2006
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1h 30min

S19.E12

The director follows a Sunni Arab doctor as he prepares to run for the early 2005 elections in Iraq.The director follows a Sunni Arab doctor as he prepares to run for the early 2005 elections in Iraq.The director follows a Sunni Arab doctor as he prepares to run for the early 2005 elections in Iraq.

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- Laura Poitras
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Six months in Iraq, culminating in the national election on January 30, 2005. We watch logistic preparations for the election, with UN, US, Australian, and local personnel unsure if the election will be held as scheduled, bracing for violence and for world attention. We also cut back and forth to Dr. Riyadh, a Sunni physician who practices at the Adhamiya Free Clinic and prays at the Abu Hanifa Mosque. He's an Iraqi Islamic Party candidate for the Baghdad Provincial Council; he visits Abu Ghraib prison and speaks out. We meet his wife and daughters: the family is cheerful, ironic, and droll. Will his party participate in the elections? Will he vote? Is his family safe? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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After filming My Country, My Country, Poitras was placed on the United States Homeland Security watch list.

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Edited from My Country, My Country (2006)

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9/10

This is the best Iraq documentary I've seen yet

This has heart and it doesn't take sides. It's a portrait of real people. It also portrays what life in a country that's been invaded and occupied by another country is like.

Nominated for a best documentary Oscar, this had no chance against the front runner. It is an obscure movie in spite of its nomination and it is difficult to find on IMDb unless one searches diligently and perseveres in the search.

Others have told you what this documentary is. It follows the family of one of the candidates in the 2005 election. You see what their day to day life is like in present day Baghdad.

Whether you believe we belong there or not, this is a must-see film.

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