Eight months of solitary work in a country devastated by war and terrorism. This is what it took Laura Poitras to make this compelling film nominated in 2007 for an Oscar for Best Documentary. In this journey into the real conditions of the Iraqi people, the film shows the absurdities and contradictions of U.S. military occupation. Poitras recounts the experience of Dr. Riyadh, a Sunnite physician, who ran for office in the 2005 elections. Following him through his daily routine of caring for patients and courageously attending political meetings, My Country My Country paints a dramatic portrait of a country in the throes of chaos and violence under foreign domination, and a population's need for peace, democracy and freedom.
My country my country
Genre
Documentary
Country
United States of America
Year
2006
Duration
90'
Laura Poitras, Jocelyn Glatzer
Languages
English
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«This film was motivated by a sense of despair about the contradictions of the U. S. occupation of Iraq and its project to implement democracy in the Middle East through the use of military force. I wanted to understand these contradictions from the perspective of the people living them, on the ground».
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