Live from Baghdad (2002)

"Breaking News Making History"
Audience Score
68
Live from Baghdad
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the lifeanddeath perils of reporting during the Gulf WarA Directors Guild Awardwinning movie for director Mick Jackson starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter In 1990 CNN was a 24hour news network in search of a 24hour story They were about to find it in Baghdad Veteran CNN producer Robert Wiener and his longtime producing partner Ingrid Formanek find themselves in Iraq on the eve of war Up against the big three networks Weiner and his team are rebels with a cause willing to take risks to get the biggest stories and unlike their rivals take them live at a moments notice As Baghdad becomes an inevitable US target one by one the networks pull out of the city until only the crew from CNN remains With a fullscale war soon to be launched all around them and CNN ready to broadcast whatever happens 24 hours a day Wiener and Formanek are about to risk their lives for the story of a lifetime

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 7th, 2002
On DVD & Blu-ray:June 24th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Geyer Kosinski, Sara Colleton, Rosalie Swedlin
Production Companies:HBO Films Industry Entertainment
Movie Tags:hotel, journalism