GreenCine Best of 2006
Farewell, Rumsfeld: Best Documentaries About Iraq


A complex war that has dragged on, with emotions remaining high, opinions still conflicted, and - often lost in the shuffle as pundits and scholars debate the diplomatic angles - the lives of the Iraqi people fragmented. No one should claim to fully understand what it's like to live amidst the rubble and daily chaos, but for Iraqis and for soldiers stationed in the middle of it all, a good number of films now serve to tell their story. As an introduction to the conflict, we recommend these disparate but passionate documentaries (our starred rating for each film follows):


Occupation Dreamland

• About Baghdad ***½
• Battleground: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge ***
• The Dreams of Sparrows ****
• Gunner Palace ***
• Last Letters Home: Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq ***½
• Occupation Dreamland ****
• Uncovered: The War in Iraq ***
• Voices of Iraq **
• Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers ***

Iraq in Fragments

Not yet on DVD:

• Iraq in Fragments
• Soldier's Pay

Also see:
• Sergio Vieira de Mello: En Route to Baghdad