Iraq in Fragments (2006)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 34M
Director : James Longley
Sinopsis
An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied. American director James Longley spent more than two years filming in Iraq to create this stunningly photographed, poetically rendered documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.
Durante una operación en Irak, varios soldados buscan a un equipo de noticias desaparecido en el país. Pero en lugar de dar con ellos, encuentran a una criatura invocada por el enemigo para echarlos del país. Ahora, tendrán que luchar por sus vidas en una sangrienta batalla para la cual ninguno de ellos está preparado... (FILMAFFINITY)
El marine del grupo de operaciones especiales de la Marina de Estados Unidos Chris Kyle es enviado a Irak con una sola misión: proteger a sus compañeros de ejército. Su precisión milimétrica salva incontables vidas en el campo de batalla y, a medida que se extienden sus valientes hazañas, se gana el apodo de 'Leyenda'. Sin embargo, su reputación también crece detrás de las líneas enemigas, de manera que ponen precio a su cabeza y se convierte en objetivo prioritario de los insurgentes. Al mismo tiempo también se está enfrentando a otra batalla en casa: ser un buen marido y padre desde el otro lado del mundo.
La vida ha llevado a Julián Pérez por caminos equivocados, pero el destino le presentará a este hombre la oportunidad de encontrar su redención cuando es enviado a la misión más peligrosa y noble de toda su vida, una misión ordenada por la única autoridad que todavía respeta, su madre, Doña Elvira. Julián debe viajar hasta el otro extremo del mundo, a un lugar llamado Irak, a traer de vuelta vivo, a su hermano menor el soldado de infantería Juan Pérez. Con la promesa hecha, Julián Pérez regresa a su natal Sinaloa donde reclutará a un comando de elite, destinado a cumplir una misión suicida: viajar a Irak y salvar al soldado Pérez.
Aborda el presunto uso de mensajes subliminales en EE.UU desde una perspectiva histórica. La historia de este tipo de mensajes comienza en los años 50 en EE.UU. Según numerosos autores y expertos, cineastas, discográficas y publicistas introducen deliberadamente contenidos dirigidos al subconsciente de las personas para manipular. Por otro lado, se analiza la presunta utilización de mensajes subliminales en anuncios de publicidad, medios de comunicación y propaganda política. Pero ¿existen realmente los mensajes subliminales o pertenece a la categoría de lo que muchos consideran leyenda urbana? (FILMAFFINITY)
Wounded in the war, Tommy Donahue and DD Davis return home from Iraq to the slum neighborhood they grew up in. Tommy returns to his wife, Faith, whom he abandoned while she was pregnant to escape a life of crime. Tommy meets his disabled six year-old daughter, Hope, for the first time, and she begins to melt his frozen heart. While DD struggles to make an honest living, his older brother, Darnell, has risen to become the neighborhood kingpin. DD faces the pressure to save his younger brother, James, from following in Darnell’s dangerous footsteps. Tommy and DD find themselves trapped in the same slum they joined the military to escape. As they struggle for redemption, their own families become entangled in a web of crime, corruption and violence.
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