Movie
Dirty Wars
Overview
Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars, and examines how the US government has responded to international terrorist threats in ways that seem to go against the established laws of the land.
Details
- Release date
- 2013-01-18
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Civic Bakery, Big Noise Films, Doc Society
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeremy Scahill as Self
- Nasser Al Aulaqi
- Saleha Al Aulaqi
- Muqbal Al Kazemi
- Abdul Rahman Barman
- Saleh Bin Fareed
Crew
- Rick Rowley - Director
- Jeremy Scahill - Writer
- David Riker - Writer
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