The Situation is a 2006 American war drama film directed by Philip Haas and starring Connie Nielsen.[1] It was produced by Liaquat Ahamed, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

The Situation
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Directed byPhilip Haas
Written byWendell Steavenson
Produced byLiaquat Ahamed
Neda Armian
Michael Sternberg
StarringConnie Nielsen
Damian Lewis
Mido Hamada
John Slattery
Tom McCarthy
CinematographySean Bobbitt
Edited byCurtiss Clayton
Music byJeff Beal
Distributed byShadow Distribution
Release date
  • February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02) (limited)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

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The film plays out against the backdrop of the 2003 Iraq War, where an American journalist (who happens to be in a love triangle between a CIA operative and an Iraqi photographer) is collecting material to write a meaningful story.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ J. Hoberman - Film After Film: (Or, What Became of 21st Century Cinema?) 2012 p154 "The Situation, Philip Haas's deftly paced, well-written, and brilliantly infuriating Iraq War thriller is not only the strongest of recent geopolitical hotspot flicks but one that has been designed for maximal agitation."
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