It's hard to make a case for an American film that intentionally mixes fact with fiction when the facts concerning 9/11, the Taliban and the fate of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden are already so elusive. Set in Afghanistan, one of the most tragic places on earth, it's more like a well-crafted episode of
Candid Camera than THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999), and ultimately about as enlightening. Writer-director-producer Christian Johnston arrived in Kabul with a loosely scripted scenario and a group of actors who agreed to remain in character regardless of the reactions of the people they encountered — real, frightened Afghans who had no idea these Americans ...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins