Iraq in Fragments
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Iraq in Fragments |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language |
English Arabic |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
James Longley John Sinno |
| production | John Sinno, James Longley |
| music | James Longley |
| camera | James Longley |
| cut |
Billy McMillin Fiona Otway James Longley |
| occupation | |
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Iraq in Fragments is a 2006 American documentary directed by James Longley . The film was nominated for an Oscar in 2007.
action
In his three-part film, Longley portrays the people of the war-torn country and looks with his camera through the eyes of the Sunnis , Shiites and Kurds . Firstly, the fate of the eleven-year-old Sunni boy Mohammed, who has little chance of defending himself against the violence that is not only being done to him, but also prevails around him, is discussed. Second, the followers of radical clerics and Shiite politician Sadr , who want to achieve the enforcement of Islamic law at any cost, while shown take into account as a natural means of violence, and also to the Shia - death squads will be discussed in the Mahdi militia. Third, a Kurdish farming family is shown welcoming the US presence in the country, which guarantees them a certain level of freedom that they were previously denied. The son of the family dreams of one day working as a doctor.
The film reflects the life of the ordinary people of Iraq, their misery, their anger, but also the hopes that they harbor and joy and despair that alternate.
production
Longley shot the film in digital video on a Panasonic DVX-100 MiniDV camcorder. The film was shot in Iraq between February 2003 and April 2005 . 300 hours of film material came together. Iraq in Fragments is part of the Irak-Media-Action Projekt film collection. Finally, the film recordings were edited in the Medien Arts Center in Seattle . The documentation consists of three parts and addresses the respective point of view of the Sunni , Shiite and Kurdish populations. The film, produced by John Sinno and James Longley, is distributed through Typecast Releasing HBO Documentaries. It premiered on January 21, 2006 at the Sundance Film Festival , where it received three awards. On January 21, 2007 it was shown in cinemas in the United States.
criticism
Iraq in Fragments received overwhelmingly positive ratings. David Ansen from Newsweek found that the film offers “beautiful”, “almost poetic” images, but also makes us feel how broken the country is and undermines it by showing the different perspectives of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds . AO Scott from the New York Times spoke of one of the best documentaries on this topic because the film deals with people's everyday lives and deals with individual fates . Regardless of whether the war in Iraq is right or wrong, 'Iraq in Fragments' is a reminder of how complicated and painful it is . Michael Moore spoke of a "beautiful film" and said what this film shows you would never see on the evening news . David Edelstein of New York Magazine concluded that the film was more than the sum of its fragments. The montages are intense, the pictures gorgeous, the film makes something tangible and the more you feel, the less you understand . For Peter Byck of the Louisville Courier-Journal , Iraq in Fragments was a beautifully filmed biography of a country on the brink of civil war . Film Comment awarded five stars (= perfect) for an extraordinary journalistic coup and saw 'Iraq in Fragments' as a powerful film that demands to be seen .
Awards
- 2006: Awarded “Best Film”, “Best Cinematography” and “Best Editing” at the Sundance Film Festival .
- 2006: Awarded the “Grand Jury Prize” at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
- 2006: Received the Youth Jury Award at the Amnesty International Film Festival
- 2006: Awarded the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival
- 2006: Received the Gotham Award
- 2006: Received the Néstor Almendros Award at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
- 2006: Received the Ida Award from the International Documentary Association
- 2006: Awarded the Special Mention of the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
- 2006: Received the NBR Award from the National Board of Review, USA Top Five Documentaries
- 2007 : Nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Documentary” category .
Web links
- Iraq in Fragments in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Iraq in Fragments Official website for the film
- Iraq in Fragments // James Longley ( Memento from August 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) at Institute for Artists Management (Trailer)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Iraq in Fragments Oscars Wiki at oscars.wikia.com with trailer and numerous pictures (English). Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ↑ Iraq in Fragments at iraqinfragments.com (English). Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ↑ Iraq in Fragments - reviews including numerous other reviews of the film at iraqinfragments.com (English). Retrieved February 13, 2014.