My country my country /
Documentary providing an intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. The principal focus is Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six, and Sunni political candidate who is an outspoken critic of the occupation but passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq. As hi...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Arabic Kurdish |
| Language Notes: | In Kurdish, Arabic or English, with optional English subtitles. |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
Zeitgeist Films,
[2007]
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| Summary: | Documentary providing an intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. The principal focus is Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six, and Sunni political candidate who is an outspoken critic of the occupation but passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq. As his waiting room is filled daily with patients suffering the physical and mental effects of ever-increasing violence, Dr. Riyadh struggles to understand the tragic contradiction of the U.S. occupation of Iraq and its project to spread democracy through the Middle East. |
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| Item Description: | Container insert includes production notes from director Laura Poitras, chapters, and production credits. Special features: "Abu Ghraib inspection" film short (13 min.); original theatrical trailer (3 min.). Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert ([6] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; widescreen format (1.85:1). |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Laura Poitras ; editors, Erez Laufer, Laura Poitras; music, Kadhum Al Sahir. |