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Bitter Lake (2015)
Director: Adam Curtis
Cast: Adam Curtis, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Joanne Herring
Runtime135 min
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An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.
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Fans of thought-provoking documentaries and the distinctive filmmaking style of director Adam Curtis will find Bitter Lake (2015) to be a captivating exploration of the complex relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States, and how it has shaped the war in Afghanistan.
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Bitter Lake is a 2015 BBC documentary by British filmmaker Adam Curtis. It argues that Western politicians have manufactured a simplified story about militant Islam, turning it into a good vs. evil argument informed by, and in a reaction to, Western society's increasing chaos and disorder, which they neither grasp nor understand. The film makes extended use of newsreels and archive footage, and intersperses brief narrative segments with longer segments that depict violence and war in Afghanistan.
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