The War Tapes
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1h 36m
Directed by Deborah Scranton • Documentary • 2006 • US • English
Featuring Zack Bazzi, Duncan Domey, Ben Flanders
Immediate, raw, and direct, “The War Tapes” is the first film shot by the soldiers themselves, bypassing the embedded reporter filter and providing an intimate front-row look at how soldiers deployed to Iraq cope with life on the battlefield moment by moment, along with their emotional homecoming.
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