“Stephen Marshall, co-founder of the Guerilla News Network, is a good enough journalist to let the stories of the people he met there during the first days of the occupation speak for themselves. … the film features footage of US troops expressing their own candid opinions about the war, and -- surprise! -- they're somewhat less than gung-ho.”
-- Adam Nayman, Eye Weekly
“BATTLEGROUND consistently delivers an unvarnished view of what things are really like in Iraq. It’s a strange air of resentment mixed with hopefulness, and while some believe that our intervention there can only bring about the downfall of their civilization, others hope for the best and foresee an era of prosperity that was not possible under Saddam Hussein’s iron-fisted regime. What BATTLEGROUND does so effectively is bring the day to day reality of a war in a foreign country home to it’s target audience, giving one a stark sense of just what the day in and day out existence is like there.”
--Brian McKay, The eFilm Critic
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2004 Chicago Film Festival. For more in the 2004 Chicago Film Festival
2004 Mill Valley Film Festival. For more in the 2004 Mill Valley Film Festival
2005 Brisbane Film Festival. For more in the 2005 Brisbane Film Festival
Shot and Directed by:
Stephen Marshall
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