Filed under: In the Homeland | Tags: documentary, independent films, Iraq, John Cusack, movies, OIF, oscars, Robert Redford, sundance
Iraq war dominated Sundance 2007
The war in Iraq was a strong theme at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the US for the second year running.
Sixty-four films are competing at the world’s leading independent festival which was held in Utah in Januray.
many of these movies are available on dvd about now
Grace is Gone starring John Cusack as a man whose wife is killed in Iraq.
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib about the abuses that occurred in an Iraqi prison in 2003 is one of several films based on war in the documentary category.
No End In Sight, an examination of the Bush administration’s conduct regarding Iraq and its occupation, is also showing in the documentary competition.
The ground truth-on this year’s short list to the “oscars” and is a moving documentary that will keep you riveted as it follows returning OIF vets as they re-integrate into society.
JWM
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