Oussama, où es-tu? (2008)

Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people.

Director:

Morgan Spurlock

Writers:

Jeremy Chilnick (screenplay), Morgan Spurlock (screenplay)

Stars:

Morgan Spurlock, George Bush, Dick Cheney

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Morgan Spurlock	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dick Cheney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Daryl Isaacs	...	Himself (as Daryl M. Isaacs)
Alexandra Jamieson	...	Herself
Donald Rumsfeld	...	Himself (archive footage)
Laken James Spurlock	...	Himself

Storyline

When Morgan Spurlock and his wife find out they are expecting a child in an unsafe world that faces multiple terrorist and environmental threats, Morgan decides to track down the world's most wanted and dangerous terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, undergoes self-defense training, takes all required medical shots, and sets out to travel to Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan amongst others to try and locate the man who has managed to elude the American army for nearly a decade. His fears, generated due to biased media coverage that Muslims and Arabs are hostile, are laid to rest when he does encounter friendly, and quite refreshingly well educated, hospitable, politically matured men and women, who are well aware of America's faulty 'foreign policy', and do not subscribe to Jihad nor to the Taliban nor Osama's terror-tactics. But he does encounter some hostility, quite ironically, in two of America's allies -- Israel and Saudi Arabia -- and it is on the soil of Pakistan -- ...

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | middle east | question in title | terrorism | satire | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

France USA

Language:

English Arabic French

Release Date:

9 May 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Untitled Hunt for Osama Documentary

Filming Locations:

Afghanistan

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$148,698, 20 April 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$384,955

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Weinstein Company,Wild Bunch,Warrior Poets

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[from trailer]
Morgan Spurlock: [into a cave in Afghanistan] Yoo-hoo? Osama?

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Connections

Features Babe, le cochon dans la ville (1998)

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Soundtracks

Morrocan Jig
Written by Courtney Von Drehle
Performed by 3 Leg Torso
Courtesy of Courtney Von Drehle and 3 Leg Torso

User Reviews

Yoo-hoo? Osama?

I got another copy of the Christofascist propaganda film Obsession in the mail yesterday. It is appropriate that I sit down to watch this film after the attempts to scare me.

Morgan Spurlock is a genius. He made a highly entertaining film that has a real message that needs to be seen and heard by everyone.

No matter where he went - Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Morocco - you name it, the people were dismissive of Osama bin Laden and felt that he was responsible for their lives being so bad. he was not a hero, but a villain to Muslims everywhere.

What was equally impressive was the fact that everyone hates our government. Not us, but out government. Guess what? We hate it too, but will we have the guts to change it? I don't mean just change parties, I mean change our government to one that doesn't sponsor dictators and terrorism throughout the world as long as it benefits us.

The bottom line in this film was that most people in the world are just like us. We want to earn some money, take care of our families, and live in peace. What a novel concept! Check this one out.