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Plot: Gunner Palace may well prove to be the emblematic film of the Iraq war, offering a yet-to-be rivaled level of intimacy with the inner lives of those who hate war more than anyone--the soldiers ...( read more  )who have to fight it. A war documentary seemingly without an agenda, at least in political terms, it appears to neither support left-wing nor right-wing interpretations of the Iraq war (or perhaps it supports both). Director Michael Tucker provides a ground-level view of the conflict by closely following members of the 2/3 Field Artillery. He lived with these soldiers, documented their daily lives in a bombed-out former pleasure palace once belonging to Uday Hussein, accompanied them on raids, and recorded their brutally honest observations on film. We learn that mortar attacks typically fail to rattle the troops, but that paper bags or packages in the streets that may contain Improvised Explosive Devices evoke gut-churning anxiety. We see Iraqi civilians whose homes are raided, cowering with fear as these members of the occupation search for contraband weapons. We meet soldiers who express profound doubts about the morality of their mission, soldiers who earnestly hope they’re helping the people of Iraq, soldiers who roll on the ground with laughter at the ineffective armor they've been provided for their Humvees. Most of these men (and occasionally women) hail from small towns and vacillate between exaltation for the adventure they're experiencing on the world stage and deep confusion and disillusionment at how it's proceeding. At one point in the documentary, Tucker returns to his home in the states; some footage of him making breakfast in his kitchen is shocking when one considers that only twelve hours previous he was in a war zone. Gunner Palace recapitulates this dissonant sensation by virtue of its candor and proximity to the conflict. In the 1970s the major broadcast media brought Vietnam into our living rooms via the nightly news. Gunner Palace, practically by itself, provides the same service today. --Ryan Boudinot

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  MCT:

  November 29, 2007

  Well made. And there is no political bullshit involved in the film. Its just an intimate look at the soldeirs involved in the war. One cant help but feel for these kids over there and wonder when the credits roll at the end if they are still alive?

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  MCT:

  August 20, 2007

  Great movie. Shows from the soldier's perspective from the ground. Shows how disillusioning this war is.

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  TonyLi3S
  

  MCT:

  March 26, 2007

  I enjoyed it certainly gives u a good idea of what it's like over there. with some awesome guitar playing and rapping.

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  ronscott7
  

  MCT:

  October 23, 2006

  The most "real" look into whats going on in the Iraq war from the perspective of an artillery unit stationed there.

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  lerch0724
  

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  June 27, 2006

  another one of the few documentaries that i like. about the war in iraq. a must see for everybody.

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• Rated: (PG-13)
• Directed by: Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
• Genres: Documentary
• Released: March 4, 2005
• DVD Released: June 28, 2005

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