The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm

April. 07,2001 PG

Rating：

7.8

Genre：

Documentary War

Keywords：

Gulf War

Trailer Synopsis Cast

"Hidden Wars of Desert Storm" looks at the origins of the Gulf War crisis and challenges the official Western "party-line" view of a spontaneous crusade for "Freedom & Democracy". Instead, the documentary exposes the White House and US State Department's hidden agenda in the Gulf as well as the Pentagon's use of radioactive ammunitions made of uranium 238.

John Hurt as Narrator (voice)

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Reviews

Lucybespro

2001/04/07

It is a performances centric movie

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Juana

2001/04/08

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Jakoba

2001/04/09

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

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Gary

2001/04/10

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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ceymooney

2001/04/11

this film assembles the context for the last gulf war, the current gulf war, and the relation of the post-balfour west to iraq.the battery of interview subjects assembled is massive, from former diplomats to gulf war combat vets.there are about 3 hours of material crammed into this one-hour film, which can be a bit much all at once; as any good war documentary should hidden wars provides the viewer with the most relevant details that make sense of the current conflict.if the causal elements and context were included in current events discussion and coverage, films like these would not be necessary; until then, a movie like hidden wars fills in all the blanks. excellent work.

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