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Documentary by Oscar winner Laura Poitras about the war in Iraq.
Leave your thoughts about My Country, My Country.
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe subject of Iraq haunts and divides us so much these days that a film like Laura Poitras' documentary My Country My Country is valuable, no matter its level of achievement. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioIs Laura Poitras in favor of the event she is filming or against it? |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxPoitras boldly dispenses with the traditional documentary voice-over, but her film is filled with telling moments that are far more eloquent than any scripted narration. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThough the events have a rambling overfamiliarity, there's a real story between the lines: the resentment over the U.S. occupation on the part of non-insurgent Iraqis. |
| VarietyDerek ElleyGotham-based documaker Laura Poitras ("Flag Wars") comes up with a still-timely, quietly hard-hitting look at the Iraqi situation with My Country, My Country, focusing on the lead-up to and outcome of the Jan. 30, 2005, Iraq election. |
| Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonIt seems easily the most valuable piece of film to emerge about the war in all of its three-plus years. |
| SalonAndrew O'HehirA keenly constructed and tragic film, probably the best documentary so far to depict the Iraqi side of the current conflict. |
| The Tyee (British Columbia)Dorothy Woodend. . .[Director Laura] Poitras' film allows ordinary Iraqi people to state their experiences and their understanding about what is happening in their country. Their plainspoken words have far more impact than any series of talking head interviews. |
| culturevulture.netLes WrightJournalism at its finest, as has not been practiced in the U.S. in some time. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerPoitras demonstrates fine judgement in making Dr. Riyadh the central focus of her well-detailed story. |