Redacted is the latest film that aims to highlight the 'war on terror' following in the footsteps of Rendition and Lions For Lambs.This film, which was directed by Brian De Palma, was premiered at the year's Venice film Festival where it won the Silver Lion Prize for Best Director.The film, which has been labelled a docudrama, is based on the Mahmudiyah killings, and the rape, murder and burning of a fourteen year old girl in 2006 by US soldiers.Redacted aims to highlight real military life and the harrowing circumstances win which the soldiers find themselves.De Palma depicts the soldiers as sleep deprived and living on enregy drinks and sleeping pills in a country were everyone around them could be the enemy.The killing in Mahmudiyah severly damaged the reputation of the american armed forces in Iraq and were the most provocaive in a series of war crimes.
Starring Francois Caillaud, Patrick Carroll, Rob Devaney, Izzy Diza, Mike Figueroa and Ty Jones.
Redacted is released 14th March 2008.
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