My Country, My Country

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"My Country, My Country" is a 2006 documentary film by Laura Poitras that follows an Iraqi doctor and political candidate during the U.S. occupation and the country’s first post-invasion elections.

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instanceOf documentary film
film
academyAwardsEdition 79th Academy Awards NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Laura Poitras NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts daily life under U.S. occupation in Iraq
director Laura Poitras NERFINISHED
directorNationality American
distributor Zeitgeist Films NERFINISHED
editedBy E. Donna Shepherd NERFINISHED
features Iraqi political campaigns
U.S. military presence in Iraq
filmingLocation Baghdad Governorate NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
focusesOn Iraqi Sunni community
electoral process in post-invasion Iraq
follows Riyadh al-Adhadh NERFINISHED
genre political documentary
war documentary
hasPerspective Iraqi civilian viewpoint
hasTheme democracy promotion
human cost of war
occupation and sovereignty
hasTitleLanguage English
languageMix English and Arabic dialogue
mainCharacter Riyadh al-Adhadh NERFINISHED
medium feature-length documentary
musicBy Kadhum Gubara NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature NERFINISHED
notableFor intimate portrayal of Iraqi political life under occupation
originalLanguage Arabic
English
partOf post-9/11 trilogy by Laura Poitras NERFINISHED
portrays Iraqi doctor and political candidate
premiereEvent Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer Laura Poitras NERFINISHED
productionCompany Praxis Films NERFINISHED
releaseDateUS 2006-08-04
releaseType theatrical release
releaseYear 2006
runningTimeMinutes 90
settingLocation Baghdad NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election NERFINISHED
subject Iraq War NERFINISHED
Iraqi elections
U.S. occupation of Iraq NERFINISHED
timeSpanCovered eight months leading up to 2005 Iraqi elections
writer Laura Poitras NERFINISHED

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Laura Poitras notableWork My Country, My Country