Review of Battle for Haditha (2007) by Ray T — 04 Mar 2009

Certainly the best film about Irak I've seen so far. A beautiful & tragic story about the absurdity & inhumanity of war.

This review of Battle for Haditha (2007) was written by Ray T on 04 Mar 2009.

Battle for Haditha has generally received positive reviews.

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