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Sheffield DocFest · 2008

Sheffield DocFest 2008

Regime Change

The organisers write: "Doc/Fest is running a theme of Regime Change throughout the programme with a special collection of documentaries focussing on the effects of power shifts and struggles and how they impact on culture, politics and daily life. "

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10 films · 3 reviews

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Battle For Haditha

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There is genuine grief, genuine rage, remembered and brought to the screen.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
Docudrama investigating an Iraqi massacre allegedly carried out by US soldiers.

(Country: UK; Year: 2007; Director: Nick Broomfield; Writer: Nick Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin, Anna Telford; Stars: Elliot Ruiz, Yasmine Hanani, Andrew McLaren, Eric Mehalacopoulos, Matthew Knoll, Thomas Hennessy, Vernon Gaines, Oliver Bytrus, Duraid A Ghaieb) , Official site

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Bulletproof Salesman

A German salesman coolly travels through war-torn Iraq to trade in armoured vehicles.

(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker)

The Fallen

Taking us behind the statistics of the servicemen and women who have lost their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.

(Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Morgan Matthews) , Official site

Frontrunners

Student election documentary about competitive resume bolsterers.

(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Caroline Suh) , Official site

Full Battle Rattle

A look behind a series of mock villages in the States, constructed to help soldiers train for service in Iraq.

(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Tony Gerber , Jesse Moss) , Official site

Move On

A political organisation harnessing the power of unrepentent hippies and forgotten voters.

(Country: France, US; Year: 2008; Director: Alex Jordanov, Scott Stevenson)

Recycle (E'adat Khalq)

A Jordanian family man living in the hometown of Muslim leader Al-Zarqawi struggles to support his family and define his identity in a tense political climate.

(Country: Jordan, Netherlands; Year: 2008; Director: Mahmoud Al Massad; Writer: Al Massad) , Official site

Return Of The War Room

A look at America's presidential races, then and now.

(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker)