Control Room
“Different channels. Different truths.”
2004•1h 24m•7.3•Released
DocumentaryWar
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.
Director
Jehane Noujaim
Writer
Julia Bacha, Jehane Noujaim
Revenue
$3M
Languages
Arabic, English
Studio
Noujaim Films
Cast
Samir Khader
Self - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera
Josh Rushing
Self (as Lt. Josh Rushing)
Hassan Ibrahim
Self - Reporter, Al Jazeera
Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi
Self - Iraqi Dissident
Nabeel Khoury
Self - Spokesman, US State Department
David Shuster
Self - Correspondent, MSNBC
Tom Mintier
Self - Correspondent, CNN
Muafak Tawfik
Self - Translator, Al Jazeera
Omar Al-Issawi
Self - Correspondent, Al Jazeera
Jihad Ali Ballout
Self - Media Relations, Al Jazeera
George W. Bush
Self - US President (archive footage)
Donald Rumsfeld
Self - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)
Production
Company
Noujaim Films
Producer
Hani Salama
Producer
Rosadel Varela
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