My Country, My Country
| My Country, My Country | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for My Country, My Country | |
| Directed by | Laura Poitras |
| Produced by | Laura Poitras |
| Written by | Laura Poitras |
| Music by | Kathem Al Saher |
| Distributed by | Zeitgeist Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Country, My Country is a 2006 documentary film about Iraq under U.S. occupation by the filmmaker Laura Poitras.
Film
Laura Poitras spent over eight months working on her own and for some time following a US Army Civil Affairs team during the elections in Iraq filming the documentary. The film shows life in Iraq for average Iraqis under U.S. occupation. Poitras focuses primarily on Dr. Riyadh al-Adhadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni political candidate.[1]
The film was well received by critics[2] and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3]
The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release.[2] The PBS program P.O.V. broadcast the film in October 2006.[1]
After completing the film, Poitras claims "Since completing My Country, My Country, I've been placed on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) watch list" and to have been notified by airport security "that my 'threat rating' was the highest the Department of Homeland Security assigns".[4] The film is one of three in a series, with the second being The Oath (2010). The third, Citizenfour (2014), focuses on the NSA's domestic surveillance programs. She is suing the U.S. government over her 40 detentions by US officials.[5]
See also
- Axis of Evil
- Baghdad or Bust
- Control Room
- Kill the Messenger
- The Unreturned
- War Feels Like War
- The Oath
- Citizenfour, a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras about Edward Snowden and the first major disclosure of the National Security Agency's global surveillance system and its use against US citizens.
References
- 1 2 "POV 2006 TV Schedule". pbs.org. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- 1 2 "My Country, My Country (2006)". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ↑ "NY Times: My Country, My Country". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "My Country, My Country. Film Synopsis". PBS. Retrieved 2007-05-27. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150714/05544231629/laura-poitras-sues-us-government-to-find-out-why-she-was-detained-every-time-she-flew.shtml
External links
- Laura Poitras (2006). My Country, My Country (trailer) (Theaterical Release). Zeitgeist Films.
- Laura Poitras Featured Video Interview: The Alcove with Mark Molaro
- Alternate Trailer site with the trailer.
- EPIC Ground Truth Project: Interview with Director Laura Poitras
- Joe M. O'Connell review in The Austin Chronicle
- "Indiewire Interview: Laura Poitras, director of "My Country, My Country"". indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- "My Country, My Country, Laura Poitras". zeitgeistfilms.com. Retrieved 2006-09-01. Distributor's webpage.
- My Country, My Country at the Internet Movie Database
- My Country, My Country at AllMovie