Double-Bill Screening: White Platoon and Iraq, Song of the Missing Men (Irak, le chant des absents) - £5 February 7, 2007

The Frontline Club in collaboration with Dochouse

Followed by Q&A with Layth Abdulamir (Iraq, Song of the Missing Men)

White Platoon
Directed by Yuri Maldavsky and Tim Grucza, 2005, 85mins
Filmed over the course of a year and with unique access, White Platoon follows the U.S. soldiers of the 1/7 cavalry unit as they transform from eager young soldiers into hardened, cynical war veterans.

Iraq, Song of the Missing Men (Irak, le chant des absents)
Director: Layth Abdulamir, 53 mins, 2006,
On a voyage across Iraq, filmmaker Layth Abdulamir examines the common roots of this often misunderstood country, capturing the cultural, social and historical heritage of the men and women who wove the fabric of a nation.

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