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Basis in fact

The film focuses on an incident that occurred shortly after the Battle of Haditha in the Iraq War. On November 19, 2005, twenty-four Iraqis were killed in Haditha, a city in the western Iraq province of Al Anbar. At least fifteen, and allegedly all, of those killed were noncombatant civilians. All are alleged to have been killed by a group of United States Marines. The names of the involved parties have been changed in the film.^[1] This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city. ... Al Anbar (Arabic: ‎ ) is an overwhelmingly Sunni Arab province of Iraq. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ...

Filming location

Shot on location in Jerash, Jordan, the film uses U.S. Marines and Iraqi citizens to play many of the roles.^[2][3]

Cast

• Elliot Ruiz as Cpl. Ramirez
• Yasmine Hanani as Hiba
• Andrew McLaren as Capt. Sampson
• Matthew Knoll as Cpl. Matthews
• Thomas Hennessy as Doc
• Vernon Gaines as LCpl. Sosa
• Danny Martinez as LCpl. Santos
• Joe Chacon as LCpl. Lopez
• Eric Mehalacopoulos as Sgt. Ross
• Jase Willette as Pfc. Cuthbert
• Antonio Tostado as LCpl. Jimenez
• Tony Spencer as Pfc. Roberts
• Nick Shakoour as Pfc. Hanoon
• Alysha Westlake as CNN News Anchor
• Oliver Bytrus as Jafar
• Falah Abraheem Flayeh as Ahmad
• Duraid A. Ghaieb as Rashied
• Ali Adill Al-kaanan Desher as Shrek
• Nathan DelaCruz as Cpl. Dela Cruz

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Film festivals

Battle for Haditha was presented at the Toronto Film Festival on September 11, 2007.^[4] Director Nick Bloomfield won the Silver Shell award for Best Director at the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 29, 2007.^[5] It was also presented at the London Film Festival on October 30, 2007.^[6] Poster for the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival Box office at the Manulife Centre The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), held in Toronto, Canada, is widely considered to be one of the top film festivals in the world. ... The Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual film festival which originated in 1953 and is held in the Spanish town of Donostia. ... The Times BFI London Film Festival is the UKs largest public film event, screening 300 films from 60 countries. ...

External links

• Battle for Haditha at the Internet Movie Database
• Battle for Haditha at Rotten Tomatoes
• Official website of Battle for Haditha

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