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'''''Battle for Haditha''''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Nick Broomfield]] based on the [[Haditha killings]]. Dramatising real events using a documentary style, ''Battle for Haditha'' is Broomfield's follow up to ''[[Ghosts (2006 film)|Ghosts]].'' |
'''''Battle for Haditha''''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Nick Broomfield]] based on the [[Haditha killings]]. Dramatising real events using a documentary style, ''Battle for Haditha'' is Broomfield's follow up to ''[[Ghosts (2006 film)|Ghosts]].'' |
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Nick's soon, [[Barney Broomfield]] produced the documentary '[[On That Day]]', the documentary behind the 'Battle For Haditha'. |
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Revision as of 22:02, 19 March 2008
| Battle for Haditha | |
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| Directed by | Nick Broomfield |
| Written by | Nick Broomfield Marc Hoeferlin Anna Telford |
| Produced by | Nick Broomfield |
| Starring | Elliot Ruiz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Matthew Knoll |
| Cinematography | Mark Wolf |
| Edited by | Stuart Gazzard Ash Jenkins |
| Music by | Nick Laird-Clowes |
| Distributed by | HanWay Films |
Release dates |  December 14, 2007 February 6,2008 February 4,2008 |
Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English Arabic |
Battle for Haditha is a 2007 drama film directed by Nick Broomfield based on the Haditha killings. Dramatising real events using a documentary style, Battle for Haditha is Broomfield's follow up to Ghosts.
Nick's soon, Barney Broomfield produced the documentary 'On That Day', the documentary behind the 'Battle For Haditha'.
Basis in fact
The film focuses on an incident that occurred shortly after the Battle of Haditha in the Iraq War. On November 19, 2005, twenty-four Iraqis were killed in Haditha, a city in the western Iraq province of Al Anbar. At least fifteen, and allegedly all, of those killed were noncombatant civilians. All are alleged to have been killed by a group of United States Marines. The names of the involved parties have been changed in the film.[1]
Filming location
Shot on location in Jerash, Jordan, the film uses U.S. Marines and Iraqi citizens to play many of the roles.[2][3]
Cast
- Elliot Ruiz as Cpl. Ramirez
- Yasmine Hanani as Hiba
- Andrew McLaren as Capt. Sampson
- Matthew Knoll as Cpl. Matthews
- Thomas Hennessy as Doc
- Vernon Gaines as LCpl. Sosa
- Danny Martinez as LCpl. Santos
- Joe Chacon as LCpl. Lopez
- Eric Mehalacopoulos as Sgt. Ross
- Jase Willette as Pfc. Cuthbert
- Antonio Tostado as LCpl. Jimenez
- Tony Spencer as Pfc. Roberts
- Nick Shakoour as Pfc. Hanoon
- Alysha Westlake as CNN News Anchor
- Oliver Bytrus as Jafar
- Falah Abraheem Flayeh as Ahmad
- Duraid A. Ghaieb as Rashied
- Ali Adill Al-kaanan Desher as Shrek
- Nathan DelaCruz as Cpl. Dela Cruz
Film festivals
Battle for Haditha was presented at the Toronto Film Festival on September 11, 2007.[4] Director Nick Bloomfield won the Silver Shell award for Best Director at the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 29, 2007.[5] It was also presented at the London Film Festival on October 30, 2007.[6]
External links
- Battle for Haditha at IMDb
- Battle for Haditha at Rotten Tomatoes
- Official website of Battle for Haditha
References
- ^ "Time Out London interview with Nick Bloomfield" (HTML). Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Variety review of Battle for Haditha" (HTML). Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Free Republic review of Battle for Haditha" (HTML). Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival schedule" (HTML). Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival official awards" (HTML). Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "London Film Festival schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-11-18.