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A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.

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Despite DePalma's obvious commitment to the material and passion for the issues at hand, Redacted suffers from stereotypical characters and a forced faux-doc style.

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Christopher Orr The New Republic 09/22/2008
Grant De Palma this much: At least he did not wait until 14 years after hostilities concluded to pull his catch-all war metaphor from the dark cupboard of his psyche. Go to Full Review Adam Smith BBC.com 03/14/2008
2/5
Though the events are gruelingly (and graphically) recreated there's a typical lack of emotional connection which might be forgivable in a thriller but utterly hobbles this supposed cri de coeur. An almost total failure then, but a noble one. Go to Full Review Wally Hammond Time Out 03/14/2008
3/6
War was ever a Kubrick-ian hell-ride, futile, fundamentally unheroic and de-humanising, but now it's mocked by a mad multimedia accompaniment innocent of all real ethical, moral and humanitarian value. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 1d
1/4
The worst picture in De Palma’s entire career. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller WBAI Radio 09/10/2013
Timeless and more relevant than ever in the face of permanent US war against the world, Redacted has prophetically conjured a parallel US war, targeting journalists and filmmakers. And in an ironic case of redacting the director and his film as well. Go to Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express 04/28/2011
Brian De Palma's feature-length fictionalized polemic, Redacted, expresses its outrage with a ferocity that takes mainstream protest of the Iraq war into new territory. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 11 Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes. See more 10/01/2018 Interesting, perhaps in the way it was filmed, and maybe the unique crime scenario not really seen before in a film. This is DePalma branching out quite unsuccessfully, so, feel free to ignore this one. See more 01/16/2017 Cartoon-like characters. Scans like it was devised by a group of angsty teenagers for a college media project. See more Alan W @PatronWong 10/31/2015 it would have been 4 stars but there are some minor quibbles as to how a director as accomplished as De Palma has managed to fail in appropriating verisimilitude (which was after all the main point in the way this film was made) in this innovative 'Hollywood' take of the kind of bullying action that can take place in a(n) (unjust) war such as Iraqi war. Depressing but nevertheless real. Worthy but I dont wanna see it again. See more 07/21/2014 7/10 intersting approach See more 03/25/2014 I figure sooner or later people will "get" this film. I just hope I'm still around so I can tell them I called it. See more Read all reviews
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Brian De Palma

Director

Patrick Carroll

Reno Flake

Rob Devaney

Lawyer McCoy

Izzy Diaz

Angel Salazar

Mike Figueroa

Sergeant Jim Vasquez

Ty Jones

Master Sergeant Sweet

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Movie Info

Synopsis A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.
Director
Brian De Palma
Producer
Jennifer Weiss, Simone Urdl, Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente
Screenwriter
Brian De Palma
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
HDNet, Film Farm Productions
Rating
R (Rape|Pervasive Language|Some Sexual References/Images|Strong Disturbing Violence)
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$65.1K
Runtime
1h 31m