Monday, March 15, 2010
Release Date: Mar 12, 2010
Rated: [Rated r] violence and language
Runtime: 1 hr. 55 min.
Genres: Drama
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan, Khalid Abdalla.
Synopsis:
United 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran's literary exposé of the same name. A one-time Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was present as American forces attempted to set up a provisional government on the grounds surrounding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's opulent palace.
The resulting governing body, according to critics, existed in a bubble so far removed from the grim realities of the Iraq War that it failed to properly assess the needs of the people. In this fictional thriller set during the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad, director Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland use Chandrasekaran's novel as the foundation for the story of an officer who joins forces with a senior CIA officer to unearth evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) is certain that Hussein has been stockpiling WMDs in the Iraqi desert, but in their race from one empty site to the next, they soon stumble across evidence of an elaborate cover up. As a result, Miller realizes that operatives on both sides of the conflict are attempting to spin the story in their favor.
Now, as Miller searches for answers made ever more elusive by covert and faulty intelligence, the truth becomes the most valuable weapon of all. Will those answers prove pivotal in clearing a rogue regime, or escalate the war in a region that grows increasingly unstable with each passing day? Amy Ryan co-stars as the New York Times foreign correspondent who travels to Iraq investigating the U.S. government's allegations about weapons of mass destruction, with Greg Kinnear appearing in the role of an additional CIA officer, and Antoni Corone essaying the role of a colonel. Brendan Gleeson rounds out the main cast for this Universal Pictures production.
Cast:
- Matt Damon as Roy Miller
- Greg Kinnear as Clark Poundstone
- Brendan Gleeson as Martin Brown
- Amy Ryan as Lawrie Dayne
- Khalid Abdalla as Freddy
- Jason Isaacs as Briggs
- Antoni Corone as Colonel Lyons
- Igal Naor as Al Rawi
- Said Faraj as Seyyed Hamza
- Aymen Hamdouchi as Ayad Hamza
- Nicoye Banks as Perry
- Jerry Della Salla as Wilkins
- Sean Huze as Conway
- Raad Rawi as Ahmed Zubaidi
- Bijan Daneshmand as Zubaidi's Aide
- Bryan Reents as Poundstone's Aide
- Michael O'Neill as Colonel Bethel
- Allen Vaught as Colonel Jonathan Vaught
- Paul Rieckhoff as Gonzales
- Martin McDougall as Brown's Aide
- Driss Roukhe as Tahir al-Malik
- Muayad Ali as Qasim
- Soumaya Akaaboune as Sanaa
- Faical Attougui as Al Rawi Bodyguard
- John Roberson as Infantry Sergeant
- James Brown as Soldier at WMD Site
- Michael Judge as JMOC Tech
- Paul Jones as JMOC Soldier
- Patrick St. Esprit as Military Intel 2 Star
- Tim Ahern as General at VTC
- Whitley Bruner as Senior CIA Man at VTC
- Intishal Al Timmi as Hawkish Iraqi
- Jamal Selamoui as Hawkish Aide
- Mohamed Kafi as Iraqi Officer
- Kadhum Sabur as Mystery Man
- Boubker Hilal as Qasim's Aide
- Thamou el Metouani as Seyyed's Housekeeper
- Salah Eddine Elamari as Seyyed's Son
- Naji El Jouhary as Seyyed's Son
- Aroun Benchkaroun as Seyyed's Son
- Hajar Machroune as Seyyed's Daughter
- William Oakes as Camp Cropper Tech
- Ziad Adwan as Translator
- Ian Bendel as Camp Cropper Guard
- Venie Joshua as Camp Cropper Guard
- Miguel Berroa as Camp Cropper Guard
- Peter Shayhorn as Camp Cropper Guard
- Miguel Palaugalarza as Camp Cropper Warden
- Christopher Lilly as Camp Cropper Warden
- Omar Berdouni as Righteous Ali
Crew:
- Paul Greengrass: Director
- Tim Bevan: Producer
- Paul Greengrass: Producer
- Rajiv Chandrasekaran: Book Author
- Barry Ackroyd: Cinematographer
- John Powell: Composer (Music Score)
- Christopher Rouse: Editor
- Paul Kirby: Production Designer
- Dominic Watkins: Production Designer
- Mark Bartholomew: Art Director
- Mairi Bett: Co-producer
- Debra Hayward: Executive Producer
- Simon Hayes: Sound Mixer
- Bethany Orlemann: Assistant Editor
- Angus More Gordon: Additional Cinematography
- Esther Bailey: Assistant Editor
- Marilyn Macdonald: Key Make-up
- Jo Burn: Additional Cinematography
- Louise Wade: Script Supervisor
- Joss Williams: Special Effects Supervisor
- Jo Burn: Line Producer
- Ian Differ: Visual Effects Editor
- Michael Solinger: Post Production Supervisor
- Kay Georgiou: Department Head Hair
- Nick Shuttleworth: Second Assistant Director
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