Control Room

Jehane Noujaim
2004-01-15

Different channels. Different truths.
7.5
84 min

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.

Cast

Name Character Team
Samir Khader Self - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera Unowned
Josh Rushing Self (as Lt. Josh Rushing) Unowned
Hassan Ibrahim Self - Reporter, Al Jazeera Unowned
Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi Self - Iraqi Dissident Unowned
Nabeel Khoury Self - Spokesman, US State Department Unowned
David Shuster Self - Correspondent, MSNBC Unowned
Tom Mintier Self - Correspondent, CNN Unowned
Muafak Tawfik Self - Translator, Al Jazeera Unowned
Omar Al-Issawi Self - Correspondent, Al Jazeera Unowned
Jihad Ali Ballout Self - Media Relations, Al Jazeera Unowned
George W. Bush Self - US President (archive footage) Unowned
Donald Rumsfeld Self - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Unowned