Gunner Palace (DVD, 2005)

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In this striking documentary shot in 2003, early on in the US-led war on Iraq, a group of American soldiers in Baghdad who have taken over a bombed-out palace that belonged to Uday Hussein, the son of Saddam Hussein, offer the camera a view on their world. While they party poolside for most of the day and lead raids on homes of suspected bomb-builders most nights, they also have a lot to say about the war and their situation. Rapping to each other or to the camera, they use rhyme to speak their minds about various aspects of the war, their day-to-day duties, and life in Iraq. Their youth and immaturity is striking, as is the war itself and the nebulous reasons that they are stationed there. While the primary purpose of GUNNER PALACE is to give the perspective of the soldiers, secondarily viewers get a glimpse of Iraqi civilians and how they react to the US military presence--some are terrified, others are skeptical, still others are compliant and grateful if not totally sure why. However, giving voice to the soldiers remains the film's major theme, and for this reason, filmmakers Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein appealed the original R-rating given to the film by the MPAA, and won. With a PG-13 rating, filmmakers explained, teenagers considering military careers can watch the film and benefit from seeing soldiers in combat and hearing them talk about what it's like.

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UPC0660200311629
eBay Product ID (ePID)46430706

Product Key Features

RatingPG-13
Movie/TV TitleGunner Palace
DirectorMike Tucker
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
GenreEducation/General Interest, Educational

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Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Release Date20050628
Film CountryUSA

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  • Engaging, if not exactly a slick production.

    Even during slow periods, it provided me with a flood of memories from my own time in theatre during Desert Storm. Not a documentary or even a real cohesive story line in the film, but a clunky yet accurate representation of daily life of soldiers in a lingering combat zone very much worth seeing. Really shows how quickly last year’s high school graduates can adapt to a threatening, miserable environment and become men.

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