Poster for the movie Control Room

Control Room

2004 • 84 minutes
DocumentaryWar

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.

Picture of Samir Khader

Samir Khader

Self - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera

Picture of Josh Rushing

Josh Rushing

Self (as Lt. Josh Rushing)

Picture of Hassan Ibrahim

Hassan Ibrahim

Self - Reporter, Al Jazeera

Picture of Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi

Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi

Self - Iraqi Dissident

Picture of Nabeel Khoury

Nabeel Khoury

Self - Spokesman, US State Department

Picture of David Shuster

David Shuster

Self - Correspondent, MSNBC

Picture of Tom Mintier

Tom Mintier

Self - Correspondent, CNN

Picture of Muafak Tawfik

Muafak Tawfik

Self - Translator, Al Jazeera

Picture of Omar Al-Issawi

Omar Al-Issawi

Self - Correspondent, Al Jazeera

Picture of Jihad Ali Ballout

Jihad Ali Ballout

Self - Media Relations, Al Jazeera

Picture of George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self - US President (archive footage)

Picture of Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld

Self - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)