The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi mayor Sheikh Tahsin (Saïd Amadis), who has a complex relationship with the Americans.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes35%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Philip HaasDirector
- Wendell SteavensonWriter
- Jeff BealOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Connie NielsenAnna Molyneux
- Damian LewisDan Murphy
- Mido HamadaZaid
- Driss RoukheWalid (as Driss Roukh)
- Nasser MemarziaRafeeq
- Saïd AmadisMayor Tahsin
- Omar BerdouniBashar
- Chérine AmarNoor
- Shaun EvansWesley
- Tom McCarthyMajor Hanks
- Mahmoudi M'BarekColonel Jobouri
- John SlatteryColonel Carrick
Stills
Themes
iraq war