Control Room

Name: Control Room
Director: Jehane Noujaim
Released: 2004
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Samir Khader, Josh Rushing, Hassan Ibrahim, Deema Khatib, Tom Mintier

2004 · 84 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 5,311 VOTES · DIR. Jehane Noujaim

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,180 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:06 You cannot wage a war without rumors

00:05:41 It's amazing.

00:11:42 Saddam will threaten the U.S. With weapons of mass destruction?

00:15:20 is 40 cruise missiles falling on Baghdad

00:18:00 With U.S. Army and State Department spokesmen..."

00:21:00 have been watching Israeli troops

00:24:20 - And-and-and be friendly. - But we are facing war here.

00:27:19 How... How old are you?

00:29:49 If there was no agenda, if there was no...

00:35:43 These are the Shi'a of Southern Iraq

00:40:54 Iraq, uh... and then Iraq

00:43:48 Um, your deck of 55 most wanted...

00:46:14 He said no. They've shown us by holding them up in the briefing

00:50:24 A number of the members of that maintenance company were killed

00:53:28 Lieutenant Rushing.

00:56:52 Believe me, nobody is crying over Saddam Hussein.

00:59:47 we can try to manage it.

01:02:59 they said basically that you shouldn't be in this location.

01:05:28 Let's hope it wasn't all in vain.

01:09:17 This is one of the main squares in Baghdad.

01:12:15 was when the American soldier hanged the American flag

01:15:27 You know the bad guys. They're going to die.

01:18:31 - We don't want to occupy Baghdad. - But you are.

01:20:52 - I don't think we can leave base, though. - Really can't?

Cast & Characters

Samir Khader Self Josh Rushing Self Hassan Ibrahim Self Deema Khatib Self Tom Mintier Self David Shuster Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,180

Dialogue density14.0 lines / min

First line00:02:06

Final line01:20:52

Production Record

DirectorJehane Noujaim

LanguageArabic

Revenue$2,586,511

IMDb votes5,311