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John Brady Kiesling,
John Brady Kiesling,
Graham Fuller,
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Robert Greenwald,
Robert Greenwald
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: Not Rated
: Cinema Libre
: War, Iraq
: 84 min.
: English
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Robert Greenwald produces and directs the documentary Uncovered: The Truth About the Iraq War. In order to expose the Bush administration for misleading the public about the Iraq war, Greenwald presents the stories of informed political figures, scientists, and intelligence officers. Includes interviews with former CIA operative Robert Baer, magazine editor David Corn, and former ambassador Joe Wilson. Features interviews with over two dozen experts, including weapons inspectors Scott Ritter and David Albright. Following a series of screenings at public libraries, coffee shops, and university campuses across the U.S., Uncovered was distributed on DVD by Disinformation. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
The DVD also includes SOLDIERS PAY, the new 35-minute documentary from acclaimed filmmaker David O. Russell. Originally planned to accompany the re-release of THREE KINGS, the documentary was deemed too controversial to be released by Warner Bros.
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by thingstodo
May 22, 2006 - 9:58 AM PDT
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A wide array of professionals (each introduced with their credentials in the opening of the film) were interviewed to go over the prewar intelligence and analyses leading to the supposedly recommendation for military action against Iraq (yes--as a response to the terrorist attack on September 11th).
The films shows that--at best--the intelligence data shows an inconclusive assessment of Iraq's weapon of mass destruction (WMD) capabilities and aspirations. However, there is enough people in power to cherry-pick and in some cases manipulate the ambiguous findings to support a preconceived plan to invade and overthrow Iraq.
The interviewed, being intelligence officers and analysts, speak in somewhat technical jargons and terms that may not be accessible to all viewers. A more effective strategy for the filmmaker would've been to follow up with elaborations of the answers to make them more digestible.
Therefore, I didn't feel that this film was as affective as it can be. It seemed more concerned with establishing the credibility of the sources than to relay and explain the message. Both are important, to be sure, in this age of questionable news, but a deeper treatment of the message, even at the expense of lengthening the film, would've been a good investment.
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