Only the Dead

Only the Dead

How Far Would You Go to Understand the True Nature of War

2015•1h 18m•7.4/10

Documentary

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7.4/10(60)

A searing account of war correspondent Michael Ware's seven years reporting in Iraq--an extraordinary journey that takes him into the darkest recesses of the Iraq War and the human soul.

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Foxtel, Penance Films, Wolfhound Pictures, Screen Australia, Screen Queensland

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Michael Ware

Michael Ware

Himself

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