My Country, My Country
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Laura Poitras
Dr. Riyadh Al-adhadh
Peter Towndrow
Captain Kris Scarcliff
Carlos Valenzuela
Dr. Riyadh Al-adhadh
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni political candidate, is an outspoken critic of the U.S. occupation of Iraq and equally passionate about the need to establish democracy in his country, arguing that Sunni participation in the January 2005 elections is essential. Yet all around him, Dr. Riyadh sees only chaos, as his waiting room fills each day with patients suffering the physical and mental effects of ever-increasing violence. Dramatically interwoven into the personal journey of Dr. Riyadh is the landscape of the US military occupation, with Australian private security contractors, American journalists and the UN officials who orchestrate the elections.
Director
Laura Poitras
Cast
Dr. Riyadh Al-adhadh
Peter Towndrow
Captain Kris Scarcliff
Carlos Valenzuela
Crew
Dr. Riyadh Al-adhadh
Kadhum Al-saher
Rosie Bsheer
Jocelyn Glatzer
Aliza Kaplan
Erez Laufer
Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras
Captain Kris Scarcliff
Peter Towndrow
Carlos Valenzuela
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States December 2006
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States March 2006
Released in United States on Video March 20, 2007
Released in United States September 15, 2006
Released in United States Summer August 4, 2006
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Destination Documentary) December 10-17, 2006.
Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 22-April 2, 2006.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Documentary Feature) January 4-15, 2007.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Documentary Feature Competition) March 10-18, 2006.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 22-April 2, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Documentary Feature) January 4-15, 2007.)
Released in United States March 2006 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Documentary Feature Competition) March 10-18, 2006.)
Released in United States on Video March 20, 2007
Released in United States Summer August 4, 2006
Released in United States September 15, 2006 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States December 2006 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Destination Documentary) December 10-17, 2006.)
