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- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC/EAN: 031398169321
- WAPI (Tower ID): 107046769
- Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Control Room" starring Hassan Ibrahim to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Control Room"Browse more products related to "Hassan Ibrahim, Samir Khader and Jehane Noujaim"ReviewNew York Times, 05/21/2004, p.E22, "The great value of the impersonal, observational technique Ms. Noujaim employs is that it immerses the viewer in the contingency and complexity of events as they happen." Entertainment Weekly, 05/28/2004, p.101, "[An] anxiety-provoking documentary about how the light of truth shifts when filtered through a screen of nationalism..." Uncut, 09/01/2004, p.130, "Noujaim build an engrossing portrait of the war of conflicting words and images that accompanies any modern shooting war." Sight and Sound, 09/01/2004, p.57, "[A] fly-on-the-wall record of the Al Jazeera team's war…carving the events into an appealing story..." Title NoteIN THEATRES: MAY 21, 2004 (NY) Release NoteDVD Features: Product NotesIn the spring of 2003, just before President Bush declared that the United States would go to war with Iraq, documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and her crew set up their cameras inside Al Jazeera, the satellite news network for the Arab world. Though U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld accuses Al Jazeera of lying in its news reports, CONTROL ROOM tells a different story. Candid interviews with some of Al Jezeera's leaders--like Sudanese journalist Hassan Ibrahim, who formerly headed the BBC Arab News service, and senior producer Samir Khader, who talks openly about his respect for American values--offer an Arab perspective on the U.S. and the war. Meanwhile, Americans such as NBC correspondent David Shuster and Central Command press officer Lt. Josh Rushing, both working in Qatar, offer another point of view. Through various interviews, Al Jazeera is presented as a grass-roots organization devoted to being an independent news source. In addition, it is not afraid of showing the brutality of war. The station airs shocking footage of the devastation caused by U.S. bombings, showing the resultant carnage of Iraqi civilians, Iraqi soldiers, as well as U.S. soldiers. The Al Jazeera reporters dissect US news reports, which rarely contain coverage of this nature, pointing out how information is packaged to exclude certain truths. When asked her opinion of objectivity, Al Jazeera producer Deema Khatib calls it a mirage, which is a powerful statement about the foggy nature of truth as interpreted by the media. A fascinating look inside Al Jazeera, CONTROL ROOM will challenge viewers to question what to believe from the news they receive. If You Enjoy "Control Room (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Control Room (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Interest, General Bestsellers
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