Overview
The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi mayor Sheikh Tahsin (Saïd Amadis), who has a complex relationship with the Americans.
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Setting
Set in Iraq
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Music
Music by Jeff Beal
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Wendell SteavensonWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 7, 2007
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Production
Cast
Connie NielsenAnna Molyneux
Damian LewisDan Murphy
Mido HamadaZaid
Driss RoukheWalid (as Driss Roukh)
Nasser MemarziaRafeeq
Saïd AmadisMayor Tahsin
Omar BerdouniBashar- Chérine AmarNoor
Shaun EvansWesley
Tom McCarthyMajor Hanks- Mahmoudi M'BarekColonel Jobouri
John SlatteryColonel Carrick
Peter EyreUS Ambassador- Fatiha WatiliSamira
Hamid BasketSelim
Sean GulletteOfficer Martinez- Jace NewtonLieutenant Walker
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