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9/11
9/11 (2004)
, 2h8
Directed by James Hanlon, Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Aviation films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about technology, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about Islam, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Robert De Niro, James Hanlon, Steve Buscemi

Filmmakers James Hanlon and the Naudet brothers were originally filming Tony Benetatos, a probationary firefighter of the New York City Fire Department assigned to the Engine 7/Ladder 1/Battalion 1 Firehouse on Duane Street in Lower Manhattan with the intention of making a film about the "probie's" first experience as a firefighter. On the morning of September 11, the firehouse, under the direction of Battalion Chief Joseph Pfeifer, was called out on a reported "odor of gas" at Church and Lispenard Streets. Jules rode with Pfeifer to investigate, while Gedeon stayed behind at the firehouse with the "probie.
De Nuremberg à Nuremberg
De Nuremberg à Nuremberg (1989)

Origin France
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about World War II

Le film est découpé, selon les durées, en deux parties ou en quatre. Pour la durée de 180 minutes, le découpage est en deux parties:
Enemy Image
Enemy Image (2005)
, 1h33
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Actors Joe Walsh

The film makes note of how the invasion of Iraq lasted 800 hours but produced over 20,000 hours of video, and focuses initially on the Vietnam War as the first war ever televised "live". During this war the American government allowed reporters onto the battlefield with little supervision or control. The documentary follows the way The Pentagon learned from this experience to control access by journalists to battle areas in subsequent wars, through the Invasion of Grenada (where journalists were excluded completely) to the first Gulf War, where news packages were provided by the military, to the embedded journalism of the Iraq War. The theme of the film is the progressive tightening of control by the US military on the contact journalists have with soldiers and civilians in the war zone, in order that (as the film says at the end) "never again will television raise the moral and political questions that face a people at war.
The War You Don't See
The War You Don't See (2010)
, 1h37
Directed by John Pilger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Actors John Pilger

The film begins with footage of an unreported July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike and black and white stills of the victims of the U.S. Occupation of Iraq. In his opening narration Pilger quotes World War I British Prime Minister David Lloyd George’s comment to Guardian editor C. P. Scott that, “If the people really knew the truth, the war would be stopped tomorrow.” He goes on to state that this film will draw on his own experience as a war correspondent to question the role of the media in conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the Shadow of the Palms
In the Shadow of the Palms (2005)
, 1h30
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films

In the Shadow of the Palms documents how life was for the society and people living under the Saddam regime after 12 years of United States sanctions. It follows a number of individuals as they prepare for the coalition war against them, continuing to tell their stories during the bombings. The film observed first hand the devastating effects of the extensive bombing campaign on the lives of civilians. The documentary gives the viewer an intimate, character-based insight into Iraqi society.