Among the dead were men, women, elderly people and children as young as 1, who were shot multiple times at close. In battle for haditha, which dramatizes the events culminating in the november 2005 slaughter of two dozen iraqi civilians by american marines, director nick broomfield attempts to join this deep onscreen conversation but achieves something much more dubiously unusualthe first. Battle for haditha has a documentary feeling, focusing on the marines as well as the iraqi insurgents and locals. First, there are the young marines, edgy, tired, full of macho pride in the corps but. Battle for haditha is a 2007 british drama film loosely based on the controversial haditha killings of november 2005.
Battle for haditha 2007 full movie download full hd. Battle for haditha, though it changes the names of those involved, is a harrowing account of a real incident that took place in the iraq war in 2005, in which 24 iraqi men, women and children were allegedly killed by a small group of us marines in a revenge attack. Marines is the tragedy recreated here in the dubious paul greengrass mold, complete with camera shakes. Broomfields film is didactic, awkwardly acted by the cast of former marines who are meant to lend the film credibility, and clumsily inflammatory. Released may 7th, 2008, battle for haditha stars elliot ruiz, matthew knoll, nathan delacruz, yasmine hanani the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of 65 out of. November 19th 2005, haditha, iraqi insurgents bomb a convoy of us marines, resulting in the death of their most popular officer. This is one of the landmark films of this seminal point in our history, crying out not only for peace, but for understanding. Marines attempted to purge the city of the controlling insurgency. May 7, 2008 battle for haditha, a film dramatizing the events of november 19, 2005, opens. The movie follows the story of the marines of kilo company, an iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb. There was a time in the 1930s when documentary film makers. An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in haditha, iraq.
Battle for haditha has the form of a mosaic that follows all those involved starting a dayandahalf before the explosion. Battle for haditha 2007 full movie download full hd youtube. Battle of long tan documentary danger close movie based on this story vietnam war duration. The reprisals by the americans were frightening, resulting in the massacre of 24 people, many of whom were women and children. On 19th november 2005 an ied bomb planted in the roadside in haditha, iraq, killed 1. If there was a battle for haditha in 2005, it occurred several months before the atrocities of november when u. Enraged by this loss, his young marine buddies carry out a brutal retaliation.
The film was aired on channel 4 in the uk on 17 march 2008. Among the dead were men, women, elderly people and children. Workers struggles icfimarxist library chronology full archive. Oct 30, 20 march 28, 2008 the us military announces that all charges are dropped against lance cpl. The hurt locker 99 movie clip not enough time 2008 hd duration. The hornets nest official trailer 2014 war documentary hd.
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in haditha, iraq allegedly shot by 4 u. Feb 02, 2008 battle for haditha 93 mins, 15 directed by nick broomfield. May 07, 2008 a young marine casually utters this question at the outset of battle for haditha, and its a fitting epigraph to nick broomfields blistering, ambitious film. As a film designed to spark debate, battle for haditha fulfils its brief with quiet power.
The killings occurred in haditha, a city in iraqs western province of al anbar. Battle for haditha is a 2007 drama film directed by british director nick broomfield based on the haditha killings. Battle for haditha 2008 jay 20081219 the film has a very natural and believable style, effectively realistic cinematography, well acted and perceptively directed. The collapse of the prosecution of a marine for a civilian massacre in haditha, iraq, follows a trend by the military of an unwillingness to secondguess fighters in fogofwar cases. A young marine casually utters this question at the outset of battle for haditha, and its a fitting epigraph to nick broomfields blistering, ambitious film. Battle for haditha internet movie firearms database guns. Soldiers in korengal valley, afghanistan 2008 2010 by usa patriotism.
This narrative retelling of the real life tragedy in haditha is gripping and. An account of the haditha killings of 24 civilians. The battle of haditha was a battle fought between u. Its something that i think happens every day because of the situation, the uncertainty, suspicion, paranoia, and the desire to live longer.
The handheld style of the film is used as a narrative device to tell the compelling story. At last years virginia film festival, i met the director nick broomfield, there to show his freshly minted atrocity ofwar drama battle for haditha, and we talked a bit about the. Nick broomfields searing docudrama battle for haditha pulls no punches regarding its subject matter, a bloody incident in iraq that became a mass slaughter. The killing of innocents faces a dryeyed dissection the new. This film happens to look at haditha, a symbolic incident of the iraq war, which i think the american public will remember. Battle for haditha dvd, 2008, 2disc set for sale online ebay. Its something that i think happens every day because of the situation, the uncertainty, suspicion, paranoia, and the desire to live longer all those pentup emotions that happen in any war. May 07, 2008 in battle for haditha, which dramatizes the events culminating in the november 2005 slaughter of two dozen iraqi civilians by american marines, director nick broomfield attempts to join this deep onscreen conversation but achieves something much more dubiously unusualthe first iraq war bmovie. The hurt locker 9 9 movie clip not enough time 2008 hd duration.
Based on a true story where 24 innocent local iraqs were killed, haditha. Among the most recent, the battle for haditha is especially notable. Nick broomfield 2007 a reconstruction of the explosion of a roadside bomb in the iraqi village of haditha on 19 november 2005, and the bloodbath that american soldiers caused in retaliation. Watch battle for haditha full movie in hd visit an investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in. Nick broomfields battle for haditha is opening in new york city this week. Nick broomfields reconstruction of the haditha killings is a. Financial analysis of battle for haditha 2008 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Battle for haditha is both a dramatisation of the events that took place and a larger statement about what happens when we go to war. Films about the iraq war continue to come and, i hope, will keep coming. Battle for haditha is a historical war drama written by anna telford and nick broomfield, who also directed. Nick broomfields film is an effort to reconstruct the events and circumstances leading up to the massacre of. Battle for haditha is a striking film that shows the realities of war, a war where inept, young, underprivileged american marines crack under the pressure of war. Watch battle for haditha 2008 full movie free online.
Battle for haditha 93 mins, 15 directed by nick broomfield. Battle for haditha soundtrack from 2008, composed by nick lairdclowes. Iraqi insurgents bomb a convoy of us marines, resulting in the death of their most popular officer. There was a time in the 1930s when documentary film. On 19th november 2005 an ied bomb planted in the roadside in haditha, iraq, killed 1 marine and injured 2 others. March 28, 2008 the us military announces that all charges are dropped against lance cpl. Battle for haditha was filmed in neighbouring jordan, in and around. Dramatising real events using a documentary style, battle for haditha is broomfields follow up to ghosts. Extrait du film battle for haditha battle for haditha extrait video 2. The film was shot in jordan in 2007, thus keeping an authentic feel with its middle eastern locations. Battle for haditha november 19th 2005, haditha, iraq iraqi insurgents bomb a convoy of us marines, resulting in the death of their most popular officer. Battle for haditha has some of the raw energy of sam fullers war pictures, which werent subtle but left you energized by their ambivalence there was no good or evil. T he haditha incident in iraq in 2005 looks set to become something comparable to the my lai massacre in the vietnam war, albeit on a lesser scale. May 07, 2008 in battle for haditha, the british filmmaker nick broomfield revisits a wretched chapter of the war in iraq.
In november 2005, us marines fell into an ambush by iraqi insurgents and one officer got killed. In battle for haditha, the british filmmaker nick broomfield revisits a wretched chapter of the war in iraq. Battle for haditha is the faithful account of this tragic event which scandalized the world. May 06, 2008 yet here is battle for haditha, a fictional narrative where the filmmaker naively labors to impose a schematically balanced perspective onto reallife events. Director nick broomfield approaches the horrors from three points of view. First, there are the young marines, edgy, tired, full of macho pride in the. The second is battle for haditha, a reconstruction of two days in. Watch battle for haditha online full movie from 2008 yidio. The haditha massacre also called the haditha killings or the haditha incident was a series of killings on november 19, 2005, in which a group of united states marines killed 24 unarmed iraqi civilians. The movie follows the story of the marines of kilo company, an iraqi family, and the. This comment on the film was originally posted as part of the coverage of the 2007. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. Jan 28, 2012 the collapse of the prosecution of a marine for a civilian massacre in haditha, iraq, follows a trend by the military of an unwillingness to secondguess fighters in fogofwar cases.
A simulated iraq, complete with hundreds of iraqis employed to play civilians and insurgents, terrorist suspects. Rent battle for haditha 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Battle for haditha 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. Rent battle for haditha 2007 starring elliot ruiz and yasmine hanani on dvd and bluray. These men, traumatised by what they have witnessed in iraq, mentally disturbed and sleep deprived snap after one of their fellow marines is killed by a road side bomb. Some surprisingly beautiful shots in this documentarystyle movie, such as the under the bed scene and the last scene. Nick broomfields reconstruction of the haditha killings is a moving account.