# Control Room (2004)

> An incisive documentary enters Al Jazeera's Baghdad newsroom to examine how wartime images become competing claims about truth, bias, and civilian suffering.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11406

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Documentary, War
- Director: Jehane Noujaim
- Cast: Samir Khader, Josh Rushing, Hassan Ibrahim, Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi, Nabeel Khoury, David Shuster, Tom Mintier, Muafak Tawfik
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391024/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: urgent, serious, confrontational, political documentary night, media studies viewing

## Synopsis

A revealing look at the Iraq War through the eyes of an unconventional news outlet.

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