Even amid a glut of worthy documentaries about the worsening situation in Iraq, Laura Poitras' (FLAG WARS) dispassionate but powerful film stands apart. By focusing on a single course of events — the tense run-up to the historic free elections for the Iraqi National Assembly scheduled for January 2005 — from a wide variety of perspectives, Poitras presents a grave situation in all its depth and complexity. The film's central figure is Dr. Riyadh, a Baghdad doctor and a father of six who's running for the district council. Dr. Riyadh is a believer in democracy, but finds himself at odds with many of the fellow Sunnis who make up the Iraqi Islamic Party, and who oppose...
Released:
2006
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins