Summary
Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), the U.S. Army's premier medical facility in Iraq and former site of one of Saddam Hussein?s elite medical facilities.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 82GoodWatch 78
Audience score83%
IMDb8.0
Running time
1 h 4 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −32 min on the typical 96
typical 9664Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 68 countries
+58Released
2006
November 16, 2006
20 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Jon Alpert Director, Producer
- Matthew O'Neill Director, Producer
Production · 3
- Lee Grant Executive Producer
- Sheila Nevins Executive Producer
- Joseph Feury Producer
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