Rent Control Room (2004)
3.8 of 5 from 62 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- Documentary by Jihane Noujaim about war, truth and the media, focusing in particular on the 2003 Iraq conflict. Noujaim and her film crew visit the headquarters of Al-Jazeera, the first commercial non-state-owned Arab satellite channel, to find out what the news looks like from the 'other side'. As well as interviewing producers and journalists from Al-Jazeera, Noujaim talks to American correspondents from American news channels NBC and CNN. The resulting documentary raises difficult and disturbing questions about the ethics of a media-managed war, and the function of propaganda in Western society. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
- Actors:
- Samir Khader, Josh Rushing, George W. Bush, Hassan Ibrahim, Deema Khatib, Tom Mintier, Donald Rumsfeld, David Shuster
- Directors:
- Jehane Noujaim
- Producers:
- Hani Salama, Rosadel Varela
- Writers:
- Julia Bacha, Jehane Noujaim
- Aka:
- Контрольная комната
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
