Synopsis
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
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Cast
- Matthew KnollCpl. Matthews
- Elliott RuizCpl. Ramirez
- Eric MehalacopoulosSgt. Ross
- Nathan De La CruzCpl. Marcus
- Andrew McLarenCapt. Sampson
- Jase WillettePfc. Cuthbert
- Thomas HennessyDoc
- Falah Abraheem FlayehAhmad
- Yasmine HananiHiba
- Duraid A. GhaiebRashied
Recommendations
- 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Battle for Haditha has some of the raw energy of Sam Fuller's war pictures, which weren't subtle but left you energized by their ambivalence (there was no good or evil). It's a hell of a picture. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
With its dialogue largely improvised by many who had seen extensive combat in Iraq, Battle for Haditha has a gripping authenticity lacking in other similarly themed dramas. - 80
Variety
Intense, fair-minded entry in the pileup of Iraq pictures. - 75
The A.V. Club
Unsubtle but gripping. - 70
Village Voice
An engaging Iraqudrama that straddles the line between blistering exposé and Spielbergian heart-tugger. - 70
Salon
Largely improvised, cast with ex-Marines and Iraqi refugees and shot in Jordan. It might just be the movie this war has been waiting for. - 60
The New York Times
Mr. Broomfield maintains a level of cool detachment throughout. That's to the good of the movie, which, though technically exemplary, falters dramatically on occasion, becoming dangerously close to overheated whenever the characters speak for any length. - 50
Chicago Reader
Broomfield, whose celebrity exposés are known for their intrusiveness and innuendo, lost me with his gentle shower scene between an Iraqi woman and her husband; even if it wasn't invented, is it really any of our business?
