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My country my country
Title:
My country my country
Author:
Glatzer, Jocelyn.
Publication Information:
[New York, N.Y.] : Zeitgeist Films, 2006.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Documentary providing an intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. The principal focus is Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six, and Sunni political candidate who is an outspoken critic of the occupation but passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq. As his waiting room is filled daily with patients suffering the physical and mental effects of ever-increasing violence, Dr. Riyadh struggles to understand the tragic contradiction of the U.S. occupation of Iraq and its project to spread democracy through the Middle East.
General Note:
Special features: "Abu Ghraib inspection" film short (13 min.); original theatrical trailer (3 min.).

Container insert includes production notes from director Laura Poitras, chapters, and production credits.
Language:
English
Contents:
Baghdad -- Joe "reasonable" Iraqi -- Three months before elections -- Life in Adhamiya -- Gun deal -- "Bad things can happen" -- Ballot number 351 -- Two weeks before elections -- Kidnapped -- "Dad, are you going to vote?" -- "Life is a tragedy.
Reading Level:
Not rated.
Added Uniform Title:
POV (Television program)
UPC:
795975108539
Format :
DVD