"P.O.V." My Country, My Country (2006)

Director:

Laura Poitras

Writer:

David Brancaccio (writer)

TV Series:

"P.O.V." (1988)

Original Air Date:

2 June 2006 (Season 19, Episode 12)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

The director follows a Sunni Arab doctor as he prepares to run for the early 2005 elections in Iraq.

Plot Keywords:

Iraq | Election | Prison | Mosque | Doctor

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Dr. Riyadh	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aaron Castle	...	Himself
Scott Farren-Price	...	Himself
Renato Gonclaves	...	Himself
Andre Remmers	...	Himself
Edward Robertson	...	Himself
Kristopher Scarcliff	...	Himself
Peter Towndrow	...	Himself
Carlos Valenzuela	...	Himself
Edward Wong	...	Himself
Richard Armitage	...	Himself (uncredited)
David Brancaccio	...	Himself - Host (uncredited)
María Hinojosa	...	Herself (uncredited)

Directed by
Laura Poitras

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Brancaccio		writer

Produced by
Rosie Bsheer	....	associate producer
Sally Jo Fifer	....	executive producer: ITVS
Jocelyn Glatzer	....	producer
Aliza Kaplan	....	co-producer
Cara Mertes	....	executive producer: P.O.V./American Documentary
Laura Poitras	....	producer
John Siceloff	....	executive producer
Brenda Breslauer	....	producer (uncredited)
Anthony Chapman	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Na Eng	....	associate producer (uncredited)
Jocelyn Glatzer	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Gina Kim	....	host producer (uncredited)
Dan Logan	....	associate producer (uncredited)
Peter Meryash	....	producer (uncredited)
Karla Murphy	....	associate producer (uncredited)
Bryan Myers	....	producer (uncredited)
Martha Spanninger	....	senior supervising producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Kadhum Al Sahir

Cinematography by
Laura Poitras

Film Editing by
Kathi Black
David Brancaccio
Larry Goldfine
David Kreger
Erez Laufer
Laura Poitras
Judith Wolff

Art Direction by
Sabina Daley

Production Management
Michael Fallon	....	post-production supervisor: Post Works
Vito Hughes	....	post-production supervisor: Magno Sound & Video

Art Department
Brian Brunius	....	art (uncredited)
Ben Chappel	....	lead developer (uncredited)
Lenny Drozner	....	designer (uncredited)
Brian Santalone	....	pagebuilder (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rob Daly	....	sound designer
Paul Josephs	....	sound recordist: Fort Bragg
Paul Michael	....	sound mixer
Paul Michael	....	sound re-recording mixer
Laura Poitras	....	sound
Peter Tierney	....	sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Martin	....	camera operator
Mark O'Neill	....	camera operator
Laura Poitras	....	camera operator
Jesus Roldan	....	camera operator
Peter Tierney	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Stefanie Dworkin	....	assistant editor
David Gauff	....	on-line editor
Jocelyn Glatzer	....	demo tape editor
Tim Hedden	....	colorist
James Monohan	....	assistant editor
Adriana Pacheco	....	demo tape editor

Music Department
Douglas J. Cuomo	....	music theme (uncredited)

Other crew
Omar Al Dewachi	....	translator
Muna Al-Khalidi	....	translator
Josh Braslow	....	technical advisor
Christian D. Bruun	....	title designer: DitleyFilms (as Christian Bruun)
Rosie Bsheer	....	translator
Elizabeth A. Corradino	....	legal council: Moses & Singer
Winston Emano	....	publicist (uncredited)
Brian Epstein	....	production assistant
Ahmed Ferhadi	....	linguistics consultant
Tom Giebel	....	web designer: Root IQ
Amelia Green-Dove	....	senior production associate
Alexandra Haggiag	....	production assistant
Hind Hajder	....	translator
Dirar Hakeem	....	translator
Yasmine Hanani	....	translator (as Yasmine Hannaney)
Azad Karim	....	translator
Liliana Kim	....	office manager (uncredited)
Albert Larew	....	web designer: Root IQ
Christopher Laskey	....	title designer: Mafno Sound & Video (as Chris Laskey)
Brian Lee	....	technical director
David Magdael	....	publicist (uncredited)
Amanda Margulies	....	production assistant
Amanda Margulies	....	researcher
L. Mohamed	....	translator (as L Mohamed)
James Monohan	....	technical advisor
Chris Murphy	....	production intern
Leslie Norman	....	executive in charge
Fadi Sakr	....	translator
Stephen Segaller	....	executive in charge
Afaf Stevens	....	translator
Paige Stevenson	....	bookkeeper
Sarah Tofte	....	production assistant
Sarah Tofte	....	researcher
Suzie Tofte	....	production assistant
Suzie Tofte	....	researcher
Khadijah White	....	production assistant
May Yaacoub	....	translator
Brian Epstein	....	production team (uncredited)
Alexandra Haggiag	....	production team (uncredited)
Chris Murphy	....	production team (uncredited)
Anne Stulz	....	publicist (uncredited)
Khadijah White	....	production team (uncredited)

Thanks
Mustafa Adil	....	in memoriam

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Marc Weiss		creator

Produced by
Lisa Heller	....	executive producer
Suzanne Singer	....	executive producer (1995-1996)
Marc Weiss	....	executive producer

Production Companies

• Independent Television Service (ITVS)
• Praxis Film Works

Distributors

• Zeitgeist Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Zeitgeist Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Alpha Cine Motion Pictures Laboratory  35 mm transfer (as Alpha Cine Labs)
• C & S International Insurance Brokers  insurance (as C & S International)
• DitlevFilms  title design
• Magno Sound and Video  post-production facilities (as Magno Sound & Video)
• Magno Sound and Video  title design (as Magno Sound & Video)
• Moses & Singer  legal council
• Post Works  post-production facilities
• Professional Sound Services  camera & sound rental
• Root IQ  web design
• Women Make Movies  fiscal sponsor

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Kurdish | English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Iraq

Company:

Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

This is the best Iraq documentary I've seen yet

This has heart and it doesn't take sides. It's a portrait of real people. It also portrays what life in a country that's been invaded and occupied by another country is like.

Nominated for a best documentary Oscar, this had no chance against the front runner. It is an obscure movie in spite of its nomination and it is difficult to find on IMDb unless one searches diligently and perseveres in the search.

Others have told you what this documentary is. It follows the family of one of the candidates in the 2005 election. You see what their day to day life is like in present day Baghdad.

Whether you believe we belong there or not, this is a must-see film.