Nur die Toten (2015)
24KNur die Toten: Directed by Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware. With Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, Michael Ware. Australian journalist Michael Ware’s experiences in Iraq during the 2003 war and after.
“Real life violence is more disturbing than movie violence, thatu0026#39;s a fact, as this brave Aussie individual filmmaker/journalist, Ware, takes us, mayu0026#39;be, too close, sometimes, to the ongoing way in Iraq, while this was early times, for that number one, infamous and hunted terrorist. Here, theyu0026#39;re after a smaller important party, with a price on his head. This is a stark and grim ride amidst bombs, be headings and some truly scary, and dangerously serious moments, one involving the welfare of our filmmaker, whou0026#39;s made something short of a masterpiece, and a beautifully written V.O doc too by Ware. The film has a nasty air to it, and thatu0026#39;s how it should be seen. Heu0026#39;s one of the bravest and ballsy filmmakers, Iu0026#39;ve seen, this side of war. At the end of it, my Dad commented, jokingly or not, u0026quot;I hope he didnu0026#39;t go backu0026quot;. No joke, that very realization had me in a pith of worry and concern. Probably the best, up close and personal view of this endless nightmarish war youu0026#39;ll ever see. Be warned, some of the violent images, are stark and shocking, and will be heavy on some viewers, one in the second to the final frame of the still breathing enemy, you thought initially was a goner. There are a few stereotypical moments, that has us feeling weu0026#39;re just watching another in the field doco on this war, but Iu0026#39;m no saying that as a criticism. A non issue. For the most part, itu0026#39;s a frank and unsettling journey into the blackest realities of the war, the meaty part of the footage of Wareu0026#39;s trepidation and dangerous exploits, really starting mid way.”
