Dr Riyadh Al-Adhadh, Peter Towndrow, Carlos Valenzuela, Capt. Khris Scarcliff
Americans are offered the unique opportunity to experience the U.S. occupation of Iraq from an insider's perspective in this documentary detailing the efforts of a devoted father and Sunni Muslim poli... read more 
DVD Release Date: March 20, 2007
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September 14, 2008I enjoyed how the filmmaker truly just observed and didn't really inject any opinion or politics into this. It's depressing to watch, however, because we were lied into going there, but once we got there (and continue to be) we really have done nothing to improve these people's l... read more
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August 7, 2006i knew there was going to be some movie about this kinda stuff...but who knows? it might turn out to be a rewarding film.
Critic Reviews
October 13, 2006
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
October 12, 2006
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
A memorable portrait of a nation's growing pains. Full Review
September 15, 2006
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
What My Country, My Country does best is show us that while both the Americans and the Iraqis care about the country's future, their cultural backgrounds and world views inevitably make them seem alie... Full Review
September 8, 2006
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
... sobering documentary ... Full Review
September 1, 2006
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
The movie attempts to paint too large a canvas. Full Review
August 9, 2006
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Though the events have a rambling overfamiliarity, there's a real story between the lines: the resentment over the U.S. occupation on the part of non-insurgent Iraqis. Full Review
August 4, 2006
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
From its plaintive title to its melancholy soundtrack, My Country, My Country is an appropriately mournful look at the chaos of Iraq under American occupation.
August 4, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Often, the film is muddled -- it isn't until the second half that the doctor who is the main subject is revealed to be a Sunni who considers the people who blow up schools and police stations to be 't...
August 4, 2006
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Hard to watch but important to see, this compassionate documentary tracks the considerable travails of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. Full Review
August 3, 2006
Derek Elley, Variety
A still-timely, quietly hard-hitting look at the Iraqi situation. Full Review
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