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CNN producer Robert Wiener, his colleague and their crew venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.CNN producer Robert Wiener, his colleague and their crew venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.CNN producer Robert Wiener, his colleague and their crew venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 20 nominations total
Pamela Sinha
- Fatima
- (as Pamela Sinna)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe reason CNN is approved to use the four-wire is said to be because the ministry believes them to be "fair and balanced". FOX News' motto is "fair and balanced".
- GoofsThe incident where Iraqi soldiers took newborn babies out of their incubators and left them to die turned out to be a hoax in order to generate support for the Persian Gulf War. This was exposed in 1992, a decade before the movie was released.
- Quotes
Ingrid Formanek: Say this- "La tapar, ana Sahaffi".
Robert Wiener: La tapar, ana Sahaffi.
Ingrid Formanek: Pretty good.
Robert Wiener: What does it mean?
Ingrid Formanek: "Don't shoot, I'm a journalist".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
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Outstanding HBO movie charting the coming of age of CNN during the opening days of the Gulf War, as producers Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton) and Ingrid Formaneck (Helena Bonham Carter) doggedly walk a tightrope between reporting the facts as they see them and keeping the Iraqi authorities from expelling them. Excellent supporting cast, in particular David Suchet as Naji Al-Hadithi, the Iraqi information minister and Bruce McGill (dodgy accent notwithstanding) as Peter Arnett. Mick Jackson's best work since A Very British Coup (1988) and hopefully the catalyst to re-energise Michael Keaton's career. In short, the finest film of it's kind since Under Fire (1983) and a wake-up call to CNN to get back to real reporting and cease its current pathetic spiral into celebrity-obsessed 24 hour chat-show oblivion.
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- Fuego sobre Bagdad
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- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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