My Country, My Country
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Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings
- Summary: Working alone in Iraq over eight months, director/cinematographer Laura Poitras creates an extraordinarily intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. (Zeitgeist Films)
- Director: Laura Poitras
- Genre(s): Documentary
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100When Riyadh's family jokes about the purple stain that marks them as resistance targets after they vote, the black humor speaks volumes about them as individuals, as Sunnis and as Iraqis with a dream of a better way.
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80Perhaps the most telling image in this remarkable movie is that of a relative intently swatting flies in Riyadh's house, while fighting rages outside.
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80A keenly constructed and tragic film, probably the best documentary so far to depict the Iraqi side of the current conflict.
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60The movie attempts to paint too large a canvas.
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DebD.9Poitras offers an amazing peek into Iraq in the months leading up to the historic 2005 elections.
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