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September 3, 2007

Brian de Palma's new film

Brian DePalma... may have resurrected his career, seemingly scoring a hit at the Venice Film Festival with his new film "Redacted." The subject is a particularly gruesome real-life rape case, concerning a 14-year old Iraqi girl raped by US servicemen who also murdered her family.

Now I don't know the details of this case. (Some of the servicemen involved have been given long sentences and it sounds truly hideous.) Yet, according to Reuters, the film is halfway between documentary and fiction. This to me is a highly suspect form, especially when based on recent events (2006), which are more verifiable than most. You would think the truth would be enough.

But what interests me more is Brian's selection of material and his intention, as he states it, to stop the war. "The pictures are what will stop the war. One only hopes that these images will get the public incensed enough to motivate their Congressmen to vote against this war," he said.

Posted by Eurabian at September 3, 2007 8:39 AM

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Posted by: nEAL at September 8, 2007 6:03 PM