Battle for Haditha 2007

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: In Battle for Haditha the British filmmaker Nick Broomfield revisits a wretched chapter of the war in Iraq. Read more

David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: It's a hell of a picture. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: The killing of 24 Iraqi civilians by U.S. marines in November 2005 is still so clouded by cover-up that the last thing anyone needs now is an improvised drama about the tragedy by UK gonzo documentarian Nick Broomfield. Read more

Nathan Rabin, AV Club: Unsubtle but gripping, Battle For Haditha illustrates how a military that treats every man, woman, and child as a potential enemy can soon find that such thinking constitutes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Read more

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Kyle Smith, New York Post: This film by Nick Broomfield, which superficially resembles Brian De Palma's Redacted in that it is a mockumentary based on real, horrible events, is a 90-minute libel against the Marine Corps. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Lacking in subtlety and nuance, Broomfield's nerve-jangling movie nonetheless succeeds in showing the war from various vantage points. And from wherever one's standing, the view is profoundly disturbing. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: It might just be the movie this war has been waiting for. Read more

Robert Koehler, Variety: ...some auds might even momentarily confuse Battle with a docu, and the actors play a major role in creating this illusion. Read more

Anthony Kaufman, Village Voice: An engaging Iraqudrama that straddles the line between blistering expose and Spielbergian heart-tugger. Read more