Why We Fight
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- Synopsis
- In 1961, as Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his final address to the nation before leaving the office of President of the United States, he warned that America "must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence......
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- Director(s)
- Eugene Jarecki
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 99 min.
Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Jarecki is no glib ideologue thumbing his nose at power.Read the full review
Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites
Picture sets the gold standard for political documentaries.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
An agit-doc of unusual depth. It has a point -- that the primary business of America over the past half-century has been waging war -- and it supports that point with nuance, research, and a willingness to hear the other side of the argument.Read the full review
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Nobel Winner Among Sundance/Skoll’s “Stories of Change”
04/28/09 Over three hundred projects applied for the program from filmmakers worldwide. | indieWIRE -
'Why We Fight' Director to Helm HBO Vietnam Film
07/18/08 Moviefone I was just re-watching Eugene Jarecki's terrific documentary Why We Fight the other day and wondering, "man, how did this not win an Oscar?" | Cinematical.com -
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