Why it may be worth watching
- Control Room combines Documentary and War elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Samir Khader, Josh Rushing, Hassan Ibrahim.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.3/10 from 62 votes.
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Control Room
Different channels. Different truths.
A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.
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Cast
Samir KhaderSelf - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera
Josh RushingSelf (as Lt. Josh Rushing)
Hassan IbrahimSelf - Reporter, Al Jazeera
Abdul Jabbar Al-KubeisiSelf - Iraqi Dissident
Nabeel KhourySelf - Spokesman, US State Department
David ShusterSelf - Correspondent, MSNBC
Tom MintierSelf - Correspondent, CNN
Muafak TawfikSelf - Translator, Al Jazeera
Omar Al-IssawiSelf - Correspondent, Al Jazeera
Jihad Ali BalloutSelf - Media Relations, Al Jazeera
George W. BushSelf - US President (archive footage)
Donald RumsfeldSelf - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)
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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary, War. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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Themes and topics
palestinian-israeli conflictjournalismtranslationmanipulation of the mediairaqreporteriraq warbaghdad
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