Another dispatch from the front, "The War Tapes" takes an unusual — and often inspired — approach to the quagmire in Iraq. Offered the chance to embed herself with the New Hampshire National Guard during its year Over There, filmmaker Deborah Scranton had a better idea. She gave her cameras to three Guardsmen and asked them to film their experiences. The result is a hand-held — or sometimes helmet's-eye, front-seat-of-a-Humvee — view of the war. Read the full review
Part journal, part jokebook, part witness, the film uses footage shot by three National Guardsmen deployed in Iraq to offer a view of war from the inside out. It describes what the soldiers are thinking every step of the way, from their views on the media's coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom to how they miss loved ones back home.
Director: Deborah Scranton
Starring: Stephen Pink, Michael Moriarty, Zack Bazzi, Lindsay Coletti, Randi Moriarty
Run time: 97 minutes
Release date: April 29, 2006
Rating: Not rated.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"... a remarkable film, a you-are-there document that allows us to worry about the soldier who's risking his life even as we ponder the rights and wrongs of this military engagement."
The Palm Beach Post: B+
"Refreshingly absent of a political agenda. ... The men express their stark feelings about the war, but the conclusions are left up to each of us."
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