Control Room

Control Room

Different channels. Different truths.

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Release Date

1/15/2004

Runtime

84 mins

Overview

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Budget

-

Revenue

$2,586,511

Homepage

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A unflinching documentary that sits between competing narratives of the Iraq War, asking what happens when different powers control what the world sees. It's as much about the machinery of journalism and propaganda as it is about the war itself.

Mood

TenseContemplativeAngry

Themes

WarPowerCorruption

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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