Iraq in Fragments (2006)

Documentary

1 hr. 34 min.

Three stories from modern day Iraq are told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension.

Not Rated

Directed by: James Longley

Starring: Mohammed Haithem

Theatrical Release Date: 11/08/2006

Release Type: NY

U.S. Box Office: $204,462

Video/DVD Release Date: 5/01/2007

Distributor: Typecast Releasing, HBO Documentary Films

Country: USA / Iraq

Language: Kurdish / Arabic / English

Offsite: IMDB | Official Site

CRITIC	RATING	QUOTE
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington	8	...one of the year's finest documentaries, a remarkable example of the conjunction of a burningly topical and newsworthy subject with a brilliant filmmaker.
New York Post Kyle Smith	6
TV Guide Ken Fox	9	...beautifully shot...
Reel Tim Knight	9	...a genuinely awe-inspiring work of cin�ma v�rit� filmmaking.
Slant Magazine Fernando F. Croce	7	Style in Iraq in Fragments comes occasionally close to taking precedence over its heartfelt humanistic intentions, yet the film's deep respect for human resilience and hope ultimately renders cynical accusations of touristy condescension moot.
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum	10	The calm poetry of the cinematography offsets the mess of the politics to stunning effect.
New York Times A. O. Scott	8	...haunting, oblique...
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan	9	Whether you've experienced all the previous films or none of them, this one demands to be seen.
LA Weekly Ella Taylor	9	..stands head and shoulders above an overcrowded field of documentaries about the Iraq war.
Village Voice Nathan Lee	9	When the war is long gone, this deft construction will persist in relevance, if not for what it says about the mess we once made, then as a model of canny cinematic construction.
Onion AV Club Noel Murray	9	The first third of Iraq In Fragments is so intense--a masterpiece in miniature, really--that audiences may not have much emotion left for the rest. Three consecutive emotionally wrenching short films are just too hard for any one person to process.

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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING	8.5
AVERAGE USER RATING (2 ratings)	9.0

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Oracle 9

Yet another great documentary of the year, James Longley's masterfully shot and beautifully executed trilogy "Iraq in Fragments", has finaly reached the big screen. Premiered at not only Sundance, but at The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, (Where it won the Nestor Almendros Prize) Longley has proved his uproaring quality by taking us through the lives of three different religions in Iraq. The film not only demonstrates the 'real' Iraq, but the camera (Shot by James Longeley himself) stays so close to the real humans, and human emotion, that the film becomes more of an expedition of moral resilience than a hard-on documentary. "Iraq in Fragments" should be on everybody's watch list, not only because of the reality shown of Iraq, but because of its stunning cinematogrpahy.

-Oracle