War of Lies

Name: War of Lies
Director: Matthias Bittner
Released: 2014

Matthias Bittner 2014

War of Lies is the story of an Iraqi refugee, whose information about portable weapons of mass destruction passed through the hands of the BND, MI6 and CIA. This information was ultimately used by the US government to legitimize the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Today we know the war was based on a lie. The press blamed Rafed Aljanab. He, however, proudly presents himself as the man who helped remove Saddam Hussein. Was Aljanabi really able to walk all over the world’s intelligence services and how did this lie become a convenient truth?

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Running Time:

89 min.

Spoken Languages:

Arabic, English, German

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Matthias Bittner

Producers:

Paul Zischler, Susanne Mann

Production Companies:

zischlermann filmproduktion GmbH, Germany

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Current Affairs

History

Investigative Journalism

Middle Eastern Studies

Politics

War

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Variety

The most fascinating psychological exploration of truth and deceit to reach the screen since “The Impostor"... Endlessly fascinating.
Video Librarian

The testimony is fascinating and frustrating, especially when paired with archival footage detailing the U.S. escalations that were based on Curveball’s false claims. Highly recommended.

Festival Participation

IDFA - 2014
One World - 2015
Luxembourg City Film Festival - 2015
Hot Docs - 2015
Documentary Edge (New Zealand's IDFF) - 2015
Seattle IFF - 2015

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