Bibliograph

No end in sight, Magnolia Home Entertainment ; Red Envelope Entertainment ; Magnolia Pictures ; a Representational Pictures film ; executive producer, Alex Gibney ; producers, Jennie Amias, Audrey Marrs, Jessie Vogelson ; written, directed, and produced by Charles Ferguson

Type

Label

No end in sight, Magnolia Home Entertainment ; Red Envelope Entertainment ; Magnolia Pictures ; a Representational Pictures film ; executive producer, Alex Gibney ; producers, Jennie Amias, Audrey Marrs, Jessie Vogelson ; written, directed, and produced by Charles Ferguson

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated; WARNING: Adult subject matter, language, and graphic imagery

Main title

No end in sight

Oclc number

156980178

Responsibility statement

Magnolia Home Entertainment ; Red Envelope Entertainment ; Magnolia Pictures ; a Representational Pictures film ; executive producer, Alex Gibney ; producers, Jennie Amias, Audrey Marrs, Jessie Vogelson ; written, directed, and produced by Charles Ferguson

Runtime

102

Summary

Insiders' observations of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, featuring commentary from high-ranking officials, Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the U.S. policy decisions surrounding the invasion and their consequences in Iraq, including such issues as low U.S. troop levels, the uncontrolled looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government, the disbanding of the national military, and the subsequent surge of civil and political chaos

Table Of Contents

Special features: extended interview with Richard Armitage (12 min.); extended interview with Iraq human rights deputy minister Aida Ussayran (8 min.); extended interview with Washington Post Baghdad bureau office manager Omar Fekeiki (8 min); "Personal Story: Larry Diamond" (3 min.); "Life under Saddam" interview with Iraqi Ambassador Faisal Al-Istrabadi (2 min.); "De-Ba'athification" interview with General Jay Garner (3 min.); "Disbanding the Iraqi Army" video letter produced for the New York Times web site (11 min.); "The CPA" further insider insights on the Coalition Provisional Authority (7 min.); "Kidnapping and crime" regarding the civil disarray during the occupation (2 min.); "U.S. military conduct" (5 min.); "Could it have been different?" (2 min.); "Was it worth it?" (3 min.); "Consequences" (6 min.); "Footage of Iraq" slice-of-life scenes of Iraq during the occupation (10 min.)

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Iraq's descent into chaos, the inside story from the ultimate insiders

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