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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 23 Feb 2007

Iraq in Fragments already stands up as a classic war documentary, in its unusual poetic form and by its extraordinary access to the lives of…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 23 Feb 2007

We're used to seeing Iraq through the lens of washed-out digital video, so it's striking how sumptuous and elegantly-composed the shots are…

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By Richard Nilsen (100) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 22 Feb 2007

James Longley's devastating documentary Iraq in Fragments has neither narration nor obvious political ax to grind, but it manages to tell us…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 15 Feb 2007

Director James Longley doesn't say anything new about the politics of Iraq, but he leaves us with a vivid impression of its people, its places…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 15 Feb 2007

Director James Longley doesn't say anything new about the politics of Iraq, but he leaves us with a vivid impression of its people, its places…

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By Dan Jardine (362) for Cinemania (170) on 06 Feb 2007

Longley is a strikingly effective director…

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By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 01 Feb 2007

There are embedded journalists in Iraq, and then there is Iraq in Fragments director James Longley…

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By Philip French (1,151) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 27 Jan 2007

There are some striking images, but the film is less useful for not having any commentary on the confused events depicted…

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By Mike Russell (146) for Oregonian (1,550) on 26 Jan 2007

James Longley's Sundance-winning documentary puts the camera uncomfortably close to scenes of abuse, violence, terror, cynicism and racial…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 20 Jan 2007

In a series of stunningly filmed sequences, Longley and his camera seek out the real lives outside the frame of conventional TV news, and he…

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By Ben Walters (136) for Time Out (7,510) on 16 Jan 2007

There's something of a period quality to this beautifully photographed documentary snapshot of Iraq in transition…

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By Sam Jordison (17) for Film4 (1,522) on 15 Jan 2007

A work of beauty as well as horror, Iraq In Fragments is one of the best of the many documentaries to come out of that ruined country…

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By Patrick Peters (101) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 15 Jan 2007

Shot over three years, this is one of the more considered and insightful Iraqi documentaries - although some may find its stylistic contrasts…

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 11 Jan 2007

Longley's access to public and private developments in the wake of the U.S. invasion of Iraq is often stunning…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 06 Jan 2007

Longley's journalistic discipline is as impressive as his artistic eye: He's content to show, not tell…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for EURWeb (43) on 28 Dec 2006

A heartbreaking assessment of Iraq's reconstruction from the point-of-view of its intended beneficiaries…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 21 Dec 2006

The film provides specifics, details of hectic life among ruins, faces filled with dread, desire, and defiance…

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By Marta Barber (91) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 11 Dec 2006

In addition to the interesting camera work, the documentary's undeniable appeal comes in how close Longley gets to the characters, who are all male…

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By Stuart Klawans (282) for The Nation (355) on 11 Nov 2006

What justifies the film, and makes it compelling, is the corresponding subjectivity of its Iraqi narrators, who lend this movie not only their…

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By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Nov 2006

In this last passage Longley shows a poetic, almost elegiacal artistry…

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