Overview
- Genre
- Social Issues, Contemporary Issues, Current Affairs, Foreign Worlds, and Human Interest
- Synopsis
THE LIST tells the story of Kirk Johnson, a modern-day Oskar Schindler who is fighting to save Iraqis whose lives are in danger because they worked for the U.S. government and military to help rebuild Iraq. After leading reconstruction teams in Baghdad and Fallujah for the United States, Kirk discovers that many of his Iraqi friends and colleagues are being targeted as “collaborators with the enemy.†Perceived as traitors, their fates are sealed, and they are systematically hunted—killed, kidnapped, and forced into lives on the run. Frustrated by a stagnating government bureaucracy in the U.S. that fails to protect U.S.-affiliated Iraqis, Kirk begins compiling a list of their names and works with a team of lawyers to get them out of harm’s way. Bound by a sense of moral responsibility and honor, Kirk sets out to redeem a nation that has largely betrayed its Iraqi allies.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 85 and 52 minutes
Credits
- Kevin Belli ... Editor, Director of Photography
- Sean Flynn ... Producer, Addtional Camera
- Beth Murphy ... Director, Producer
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Principle Pictures
- Country
- Iraq
- Years of Production
- 4
- Locations
- Iraq, Syria Jordan, Egypt, and across the United States.
- Prod. Partners
- ITVS, Tribeca Film Institute, Chicken & Egg Pictures, IFP
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2012
- Festivals
- Tribeca Film Festival (Premiere), Hot Docs, IFFB, Abu Dhabi, Warsaw, Little Rock, Minneapolis St. Paul, Human Rights Watch (Chicago), Camden International, Nantucket, Woods Hole
- Awards
- Audience Award - Best of the Festival, Woods Hole
- Broadcast (Prod.)
- PBS
- Language
- English, Arabic
Photos
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