Control Room

Overview

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.

Directed by Jehane Noujaim

Top cast

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Samir Khader

Self - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera

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Josh Rushing

Self (as Lt. Josh Rushing)

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Hassan Ibrahim

Self - Reporter, Al Jazeera

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Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi

Self - Iraqi Dissident

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Nabeel Khoury

Self - Spokesman, US State Department

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David Shuster

Self - Correspondent, MSNBC

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Tom Mintier

Self - Correspondent, CNN

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Muafak Tawfik

Self - Translator, Al Jazeera

Omar Al-Issawi

Self - Correspondent, Al Jazeera

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Jihad Ali Ballout

Self - Media Relations, Al Jazeera

George W. Bush

Self - US President (archive footage)

Donald Rumsfeld

Self - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)

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