Financial analysis of battle for haditha 2008 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The movie follows the story of the marines of kilo company, an iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb. Battle for haditha, though it changes the names of those involved, is a harrowing account of a real incident that took place in the iraq war in 2005, in which 24 iraqi men, women and children were allegedly killed by a small group of us marines in a revenge attack after a roadside bomb killed one of their number. The movie follows the story of the marines of kilo company, an iraqi. This narrative retelling of the real life tragedy in haditha is gripping and immediate but may sacrifice the subtleties of history for dramatic impact. Jan 31, 2012 the haditha massacre did not become public until time magazine ran a story in march 2006. Live to tell season 1, episode 3 a battle for haditha dam.
Haditha is an agricultural community of about 90,000 people on the banks of the euphrates northwest of baghdad. Battle for haditha is a 2007 british drama film loosely based on the controversial haditha killings of november 2005. Battle for haditha is a historical war drama written by anna telford and nick broomfield, who also directed. Battle for haditha soundtrack from 2008, composed by nick lairdclowes. Iraqi insurgents bomb a convoy of us marines, resulting in the death of their most popular officer. Why we should be glad the haditha massacre marine got no jail. Battle for haditha has the form of a mosaic that follows all those involved starting a dayanda. May 09, 2008 battle for haditha is a genuine achievement. Enraged by this loss, his young marine buddies carry out a brutal retaliation.
Battle for haditha 93 mins, 15 directed by nick broomfield. The killing of innocents faces a dryeyed dissection the. The handheld style of the film is used as a narrative device to tell the compelling story. Time had turned over the results of its investigation, including a videotape, to the us military in january. Us marines were in some way responsible for these deaths, but beyond. Battle for haditha has the form of a mosaic that follows all those involved starting a dayandahalf before the explosion. Battle for haditha, though it changes the names of those involved, is a harrowing account of a real incident that took place in the iraq war in 2005, in which 24 iraqi men, women and children were allegedly killed by a small group of us marines in a revenge attack. There was a time in the 1930s when documentary filmmakers. Battle for haditha internet movie firearms database. Nick broomfields film is an effort to reconstruct the events and circumstances leading up to the massacre of.
Among the dead were men, women, elderly people and children as young as 1, who were shot multiple times at close. Battle for haditha uk 2007 the case for global film. Filmmaker nick broomfields official website and showcase for his extensive body of work that includes documentaries, feature films, teleplays and commercials. Why we should be glad the haditha massacre marine got no. May 7, 2008 battle for haditha, a film dramatizing the events of november 19, 2005, opens. Nov 24, 2008 november 19th 2005, haditha, iraq enraged by the loss of their commander to an insurgents bomb, a convoy of u. Untitled nick broomfieldhaditha documentary, bitwa o irak. Jan 25, 2016 live to tell season 1, episode 3 a battle for haditha damiraq 2003. Watch battle for haditha online full movie from 2008 yidio. The film was shot in jordan in 2007, thus keeping an authentic feel with its middle eastern locations. The killings occurred in haditha, a city in iraqs western province of al anbar.
The fate of two cultures becomes locked on a tragic collision course in director nick broomfields dramatization of the events that led to the massacre of 24 iraqi men, women, and children by american marines. May 07, 2008 in battle for haditha, the british filmmaker nick broomfield revisits a wretched chapter of the war in iraq. Rent battle for haditha 2007 starring elliot ruiz and yasmine hanani on dvd and bluray. Time had turned over the results of its investigation, including a. Battle for haditha 2007 16 05072008 us action, adventure, drama, history, war 1h 37m user score. Untitled nick broomfield haditha documentary, bitwa o irak. An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in haditha, iraq allegedly shot by 4 u. The haditha massacre also called the haditha killings or the haditha incident was a series of killings on november 19, 2005, in which a group of united states marines killed 24 unarmed iraqi civilians. Live to tell season 1, episode 3 a battle for haditha.
When insurgents detonated an ied improvised explosive device, killing one marine, the surviving us forces kneejerked with an avalanche of frenzied vengeance leaving 24 mainly elderly and young. Enraged by their loss, his young marine buddies carry out a. It is a farming town situated on the euphrates river at 3408. The movie follows the story of the marines of kilo company, an iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant. Mar 10, 2008 haditha is an agricultural community of about 90,000 people on the banks of the euphrates northwest of baghdad. The film was aired on channel 4 in the uk on 17 march 2008. T he haditha incident in iraq in 2005 looks set to become something comparable to the my lai massacre in the vietnam war, albeit on a lesser scale. Battle for haditha uk 2007 i remember enjoying and being impressed by one of nick broomfields early works, soldier girls 1981. Battle 4605x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles. Dramatising real events using a documentary style, battle for haditha is broomfields follow up to ghosts. Nick broomfield 2007 a reconstruction of the explosion of a roadside bomb in the iraqi village of haditha on 19 november 2005, and the bloodbath that american soldiers caused in retaliation. As the battle rages on, a young medic must face his fears when his skills are put to the test in order to save the life of a. In battle for haditha, the british filmmaker nick broomfield revisits a wretched chapter of the war in iraq.
The staff sergeants light sentence for his role in a terrible 2005 incident may be disappointing, especially to the victims families, but the integrity of our justice system won out. Battle for haditha is a 2007 drama film directed by british director nick broomfield based on the haditha killings. It is a farming town situated on the euphrates river at its population of around 46,500 people, predominantly sunni muslim arabs. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. Battle for haditha takes the full horror of the american project in iraq and pulls it together within atrocities which occurred in november 2005. Battle for haditha 2007 2 disc special edition dvd. There are many ways to see the same story overview.
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Using exmarines as actors and shooting in jordan, british director nick broomfield tackles a controversial subject in battle for haditha. Marines brutally massacres 24 iraqi men, women and children tragic casualties of a war they cannot control. Oct 30, 20 may 7, 2008 battle for haditha, a film dramatizing the events of november 19, 2005, opens. Nick broomfields film is an effort to reconstruct the events and circumstances leading up to the massacre of 24 men, women and children by us. Welcome to the download area, here you can download hadith books for free. His later high profile series of authored, performative documentaries such as biggie and tupac 2002 tended to leave me cold. The haditha massacre did not become public until time magazine ran a story in march 2006. Rent battle for haditha 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Director nick broomfield approaches the horrors from three points of view.
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