Janis Karpinski, Kathryn Helvenston, Tom Zovko

Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. ...( read more  read more... )"Iraq for Sale" uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 15 min.

Directed by: Robert Greenwald

Release Date: September 8, 2006

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DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006

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  • December 13, 2007
    another documentary that just makes you angry
  • December 31, 2006
    very good movie
  • November 5, 2009
    If anyone believes that the war in Iraq was about terrorism you need to see this movie, and soon.
  • May 2, 2009
    Important to realize.
  • January 16, 2009
    i almost stopped after ten minutes and was prepared to give it a bad rating, but i'm glad i stuck through it. i believe a documentary should be artfully done since that is one thing that differentiates a documentary from a mere video report. this is not the most artful of documen...( read more)taries. in fact, it is a bit cheesy in the first and last ten minutes. but in between there is a lot of meat. there is some hard evidence for their claims and to hear of the sheer incompetence and blatant disregard for their employees on the part of the companies means this doc serves its purpose. then again, the military and government have never been efficient in their dealings, so what i hear in this film is not all that shocking to me. also, even if you are a civilian, you should expect to be in danger in a war zone. that is just the risk you take. in my mind, this is a good documentary that makes its point effectively, but its not a great documentary that changes your thinking in a highly artful fashion.
  • July 24, 2008
    Not what I hoped for.
  • June 1, 2008
    Though a good and interesting documentary, it suffers from being extremely one-sided. There is no dissension which makes this appear as if it were liberal propaganda.
  • January 19, 2008
    Could have been executed and edited better, but good content.
  • December 28, 2007
    An amazing look at the Iraq War from an interesting standpoint.

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November 6, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

In 75 harrowing minutes, Greenwald spells out why the war has been, for this administration and its friends, a windfall no matter which side claims victory and how many Americans and Iraqi civilians die. full review

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