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Redacted

Redacted

Truth is the first casualty of war

20076.01h 30m

Overview

A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.

Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Brian De Palma
Produced by Simone Urdl, Jason Kliot, Jennifer Weiss
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $782K

Top Cast

Izzy Diaz

Izzy Diaz

Angel Salazar

R

Rob Devaney

Lawyer McCoy

T

Ty Jones

Master Sergeant Sweet

A

Anas Wellman

Soldier

Mike Figueroa

Mike Figueroa

Sergeant Jim Vasquez

Yanal Kassay

Yanal Kassay

Soldier

D

Dhiaa Khalil

Soldier

Kel O'Neill

Kel O'Neill

Gabe Blix / Criminal Investigation Agent #2

Daniel Stewart Sherman

Daniel Stewart Sherman

B.B. Rush

Patrick Carroll

Patrick Carroll

Reno Flake

Themes & Keywords

journalisttankiraqmurdersoldieriraq warfound footagehumvee

About Redacted

Redacted is a war, drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of journalist, tank, iraq, murder, soldier, iraq war. Directed by Brian De Palma, it stars Izzy Diaz, Rob Devaney, Ty Jones. A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.

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