Americans in Iraq, insurgency rising, truth illusive. U.S. soldiers in Samarra throw boys off a bridge; one drowns. An American reporter and her Iraqi photographer pursue the story. Samarra's mayor aids the U.S. and fears the rising power of an ex-Republican Guard. The mayor uses a Baathist ex-diplomat to sell out his rival. The diplomat wants a post abroad, so he trades "intel" for safe passage. The reporter's lover, a CIA man in Baghdad, pushes for progress on public works in Sumarra; he promotes cooperation with Rafeeq, an intellectual whom other Americans call an insurgent. Rafeeq is in danger. All roads lead to the village of Al Tawr. War at its most opaque: Iraqis call it "the situation."

Starring:

Abdelahk Lazali, Connie Nielsen, Damian Lewis, Dan Murphy, Driss Roukhe, John Slattery, Mohamed Attifi, Nasser Memarzia, Omar Berdouni, Peter Eyre, Saïd Amadis, Sean Gullette, Shaun Evans, Thomas McCarthy, Zakaria Atifi

Genre:

Drama