Occupation: Dreamland

Very interesting documentary film from 2005 in which the viewer gets to hang out with a group of soldiers stationed in Fallujah before the big battle. The filmmakers allow the soldiers to tell their own stories and the viewer gets to see them during their goofiest and their scariest moments. I liked this film and appreciated hearing how some soldiers are just as confused as I am about what the war is really about. I also enjoyed the honesty of the soldiers who could care less about politics and just want to fight. It also has some great footage of the soldiers interacting with Iraqis and the resulting conversations highlight the impact that cultural ignorance has on the occupation. A followup film is in the making about the Battle of Falluja and the DVD contains some intense footage from the that.
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