Alberto Bonilla,
Dwayne Johnson,
Elijah Wood,
Liev Schreiber,
Muthana Mohmed
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In the wake of "Operation Iraqi Freedom," American actor Liev Schreiber had an idealistic notion: to rescue an Iraqi film student from the rubble of his country and bring him to the West to intern on ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 16, 2008
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April 3, 2008Fascinating doc on a fledgling filmmaker squandering opportunity and stranded by global politics.
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January 27, 2009A worth watching documentary.
Some people have the dream in front of them and they just kick it away... -
January 18, 2009I'm not sure what I should make of Muthana. Sometimes I feel sorry for him and sometimes he just irritates me. Nevertheless a good documentary. Not the kind of ending you would expect.
Critic Reviews
June 20, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
June 13, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
This gut punch of a documentary will knock you for a loop. full review
June 2, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Operation Filmmaker doesn't quite shake out as a microcosm of the American-Iraq relationship, although [director] Davenport cheekily toys with the conceit. But the movie is endlessly resonant. full review
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