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Michael Ware, an Australian journalist for CNN and Time Magazine, is transplanted into the Middle East by the reverberations of 9/11. He undertakes a journey through the deepest recesses of the Iraq War and finds a darkness lurking in his own heart that he never knew was there.

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Director
Michael Ware  Bill Guttentag
Writers
Michael Ware
Producer
Patrick McDonald  Michael Ware
Executive Producers
Justine Rosenthal
Cast
Michael Ware
Production Completion
2014
Genre
Drama, History and national identity
Production Company
Wolfhound Pictures Pty Ltd

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  • Production support

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