Control Room (2004)
Overview
A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,586,511.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 3.959 |
Directed By
Jehane Noujaim
Crew
Jehane Noujaim
Nick Fraser
Mette Hoffman Meyer
Andrew Hurwitz
Jehane Noujaim
Alan Oxman
Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Andrew Rossi
Hani Salama
Abdallah Schleifer
Rosadel Varela
Jehane Noujaim
Julia Bacha
Charles Marquardt
Lilah Park
Patrick Donahue
Matthew Haasch
Julia Bacha
Jehane Noujaim
Hani Salama
Rosadel Varela
Alan Oxman
Thomas DeRenzo
Hani Salama
Mona Eldaief
Emily Gardiner
TOP CAST
Samir Khader
Self - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera
Josh Rushing
Self (as Lt. Josh Rushing)
Hassan Ibrahim
Self - Reporter, Al Jazeera
Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi
Self - Iraqi Dissident
Nabeel Khoury
Self - Spokesman, US State Department
David Shuster
Self - Correspondent, MSNBC
Tom Mintier
Self - Correspondent, CNN
Muafak Tawfik
Self - Translator, Al Jazeera
Omar Al-Issawi
Self - Correspondent, Al Jazeera
Jihad Ali Ballout
Self - Media Relations, Al Jazeera
George W. Bush
Self - US President (archive footage)
Donald Rumsfeld
Self - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)
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