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Inspired by true events, REDACTED follows a group of soldiers who are stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq. Angel Salazar is an aspiring filmmaker who is intent on capturing his experience on videotape. His fellow soldiers seem to be surprisingly well-adjusted at first, but it isn't long before their true colours come through. When Reno decides to get drunk and harass an Iraqi family, the situation devolves into rape and murder, putting an incredible strain on Lawyer, who wants to expose Reno but doesnÆt want to rat out a fellow soldier.

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ProducerJoana Vicente, Jason Kliot, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss

EAN5055201803313

eBay Product ID (ePID)64340815

Product Key Features

ActorMike Figueroa, Rob Devaney, Izzy Diaz, Kel O'neill, Patrick Carroll, Daniel Stewart Sherman

Film/TV TitleRedacted

DirectorBrian De Palma

LanguageEnglish

Run Time87 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Higher Definition: Interview with Director, Brian De Palma\Refugee Interviews\Photo Gallery

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerJonathan Cliff

Additional InformationDirector Brian De Palma, whose CASUALTIES OF WAR addressed a horrific tragedy that occurred during the Vietnam war, turns his attention to Iraq with an unfortunately similar tale. Inspired by true events, REDACTED follows a group of soldiers who are stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq. Angel Salazar (Izzy Diaz) is an aspiring filmmaker who is intent on capturing his experience on videotape. His fellow soldiers--Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll), Lawyer McCoy (Rob Devaney), and Gabe Blix (Kel OÆNeill)--seem to be surprisingly well-adjusted at first, but it isn't long before their true colours come through. When Reno decides to get drunk and harass an Iraqi family, the situation devolves into rape and murder, putting an incredible strain on Lawyer, who wants to expose Reno but doesnÆt want to rat out a fellow soldier. In making REDACTED, De Palma embraced the various forms of technology that have allowed soldiers to connect with Americans back home: video cameras, blogs, YouTube, etc. The result is a fictional documentary that feels immediate and experimental, incorporating first-person video perspectives, security cameras, and a variety of other techniques to tell its tragic tale. De Palma is clearly unhappy with the developments in Iraq, and he wants the world to know that he doesn't support the war. REDACTED will certainly never be misconstrued as a pro-war film. This is a challenging work that attacks the very nature of the American presence in Iraq.

ReviewsTime Magazine - The movie is a cry of national shame; for [director] De Palma, it's a new badge of honor for a wily old vet, Hollywood Reporter - Shocking and deeply moving film about an incident in Iraq

ScreenwriterBrian De Palma

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleRedacted

Consumer AdviceContains a scene of rape, strong violence and very strong language