WHY WE FIGHT
An inside look at the anatomy of the American war machine, examining how a force so potentially counter to the balance of a democratic society influences American life.
Amid the upheaval of the Iraq War, the film follows the personal stories of a group of characters in America’s military family. They are its soldiers and its victims. Its dreamers and its disillusioned.
The film’s goal is to move beyond the headlines about how the Iraq war was waged to the deeper question of why – why does America fight? Time and again, why does she seem inclined toward war against an ever changing array of enemies? What are the forces – economic, political, and ideological – that shape and propel American militarism?
”Eugene Jarecki’s nimble and brilliant docu-dissection of the military-industrial complex, unearths the deepest roots of our scariest political realities. I defy anyone not to be staggered by it.”
-Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
”A dense and absorbing critique of American militarism.”
-A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES
”Stunning”
-David Fear, TIME OUT NEW YORK
”** (highest rating) It’s unlikely that 2006 will see a documentary more important, compelling, or devastating than WHY WE FIGHT… with its damning contextualizing and cogent argument, WHY WE FIGHT makes FAHRENHEIT 9/11 look like amateur night.”
-Jay Carr, AM NEW YORK
- Release year:
- 2005
- Director:
- Eugene Jarecki
- Co production:
- BBC Storyville, ARTE GEIE and CBC in association with TV2 / DANMARK, SVT, NRK, ETV, VPRO, VRT, LTV and 03 Productions.
- Running length:
- 55 or 90 minutes
- Production company:
- Charlotte Street Films Ltd & Think Tank
- Prizes:
- Sundance Film Festival Winner 2005: The American Documentary Grand Jury Prize
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