BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge
2004 · 82 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 135 VOTES
Overview
In late 2003, two filmmakers from the Sundance award-winning Guerrilla News Network spent three weeks on the frontlines of the simmering guerrilla war in Iraq, gathering intelligence, dodging bullets, and capturing the untold stories of what has become the world's most covered, and misunderstood, conflict. BattleGround is an irreverent journey that will challenge the orthodoxies of Left and Right, and highlight the humanity of all sides of the conflict. BattleGround will be a critical film for anyone who wants to understand the powerful forces that are sucking America deeper and deeper into a Middle Eastern quagmire. Is Iraq our generation's "Bright Shining Lie," or is it the frontline in a global battle for national survival? Or is to some combination of both?
Dialogue Timeline — 2,783 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:43 (camera shutter clicking)
00:09:23 I was, you bastard.
00:14:19 In those 5 minutes
00:17:57 We're gonna need to do a few things right away.
00:22:30 was one of the architects of munich.
00:27:56 it is the only course of action.
00:32:26 All right, hold it, guys. Hold it.
00:37:04 (laughs) Maybe.
00:41:35 All right, but i'm gonna need a reason to give my boys.
00:48:31 Excuse me.
00:53:24 well, what about these low-level flights?
00:57:31 Ok, mr. O'donnell, we'll do what we can.
01:04:34 but it was all they knew, so the orders went out.
01:12:41 Is that a problem?
01:18:09 You signaled an escalation
01:22:07 Translator: Naval blockade...
01:27:21 and i want to know if i have understood you correctly.
01:31:52 That was not the president's intention
01:36:21 and i need your best call... is the guy legit
01:41:32 For a second there, i thought you'd been fired.
01:46:22 and it will be very hard to avoid going to war.
01:54:57 until finally, a couple of months from now
01:58:57 What do you want? A good-bye kiss?
02:06:08 Then you must excuse me