Movie·2011·1h 15m

Shooting VS Shooting

“In every war, truth is always the first victim” Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.)

Directed By

Nikos Megrelis

Country

Greece

Language

Greek

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The Story

Original title: Πεθαίνοντας Για Την Αλήθεια

The film – documentary “Shooting vs Shooting” presents a group of astonishing stories about journalists who were afflicted in the Iraq war, by following a journalist’s journey in Baghdad in 2009 and the story of a mother who seeks for an answer to the question why her son got killed while his only weapon was his camera. “Shooting vs Shooting” narrates incredible moments and adventures, reveals unknown sides to the facts and shows the dramatic stories of media workers who lost their lives, trying to freely broadcast the truth to the public opinion. Through the documentary, we witness the absurdity of war, the responsibilities of governments and armies and the atrociousness of blinded fanatics.

Producer

Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Kostas Lambropoulos

Cinematography

Panagiotis Vasilakis

Editor

Christoforos Lazaris

Themes

journalistmediapoliticssoldierbaghdad

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