| SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
A fictional story inspired by true events, REDACTED is a unique
cinematic experience that will force viewers to radically
reconsider the filters through which we see and accept events
in our world, the power of the mediated image and how presentation
and composition influence our ideas and beliefs. A profound
meditation on the way information is packaged, distributed
and received in an era with infinite channels of communication,
REDACTED utilizes a variety of created source material - video
diaries, produced documentary, surveillance footage, online
testimonials, news pieces - to comment on the extreme disconnect
between the surface of an image and the reality of ideas and
the truth, especially in times of strife.
Centered around a small group of American soldiers stationed
at a checkpoint in Iraq, REDACTED alternates points of view,
balancing the experiences of these young men under duress
and members of the media with those of the local Iraqi people,
illuminating how each have been deeply affected by the current
conflict and their encounters with each other. The charged
apotheosis of Brian De Palma's filmmaking career, REDACTED
caps off a body of work which has explored the politics of
image-making and reception more fully than any living filmmaker.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co:
HDNet Films
Release Date:
November 1, 2007 (HDNet Ultra Video On Demand)
November 16, 2007 (Limited)
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
Theater Listings
www.magpictures.com
Press Release
www.magpictures.com
IFC News Exclusive: The controversy over "Redacted"
www.youtube.com
Brian De Palma interrupted at NY Film Festival
www.youtube.com
Brian De Palma on his critics
www.youtube.com
Brian De Palma: Reasons for making "Redacted"
www.youtube.com
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