Format:
1 DVD-video (NTSC) (90 min.)
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sd., col
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1 insert ([6] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
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Reg.code 1
Edition:
Educational ed.
Uniform Title:
POV
Content:
Documentary providing an intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. The principal focus is Dr. Riyadh (Riyadh al-Adhadh), an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six, and Sunni political candidate who is an outspoken critic of the occupation but passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq. As his waiting room is filled daily with patients suffering the physical and mental effects of ever-increasing violence, Dr. Riyadh struggles to understand the tragic contradiction of the U.S. occupation of Iraq and its project to spread democracy through the Middle East
Content:
"Six months in Iraq, culminating in the national election on January 30, 2005. We watch logistic preparations for the election, with UN, US, Australian, and local personnel unsure if the election will be held as scheduled, bracing for violence and for world attention. We also cut back and forth to Dr. Riyadh, a Sunni physician who practices at the Adhamiya Free Clinic and prays at the Abu Hanifa Mosque. He's an Iraqi Islamic Party candidate for the Baghdad Provincial Council; he visits Abu Ghraib prison and speaks out. We meet his wife and daughters: the family is cheerful, ironic, and droll. Will his party participate in the elections? Will he vote? Is his family safe?"--IMDb
Note:
Container insert includes production notes from director Laura Poitras, chapters, and production credits
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Edition statement from container
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Filmed in Iraq from June 2004-Feb. 2005
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Disc characteristics: DVD Region 1
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Closed-captioned
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Leaflet contains production notes
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Special features include: scene selection ; short film "Abu Ghraib inspection" (13 min.); original theatrical trailer (3 min.)
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"A co-production of Praxis Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS)"--Screen
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Z1085
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Director, Laura Poitras ; producers, Jocelyn Glatzer, Laura Poitras ; Editors, Erez Laufer and Laura Poitras ; Cinematography, Laura Poitras ; Music, Kadhum Al Sahir
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Originally released as a documentary United States : Praxis Films, c2006
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USA 2006
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BaghdadJoe "reasonable" Iraqi -- Three months before elections -- Life in Adhamiya -- Gun deal -- "Bad things can happen" -- Ballot number 351 -- Two weeks before elections -- Kidnapped -- "Dad, are you going to vote?" -- "Life is a tragedy.
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DVD, region 1, widescreen format (1.85:1)
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DVD-R, NTSC ; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
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Sprachen: engl., arab., kurd. mit engl. Untertiteln
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In Kurdish, Arabic or English, with optional English subtitles
Language:
English
Keywords:
Gesundheit
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Soziale Situation
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Arzt
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Kandidat
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Wahl
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Sunniten
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Erlebnisbericht
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Irak
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Irak
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Golfkrieg
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Geschichte
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