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Meeting Resistance (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 21

Fresh: 16

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 6.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Oct 19, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: This documentary about Iraq stands out from the crowd by depicting recent events in the Middle Eastern country from the point of view of the insurgents. Directors Steve Connors and Molly Bingham... This documentary about Iraq stands out from the crowd by depicting recent events in the Middle Eastern country from the point of view of the insurgents. Directors Steve Connors and Molly Bingham get remarkable access to a variety of people fighting for their beliefs. [More]

Director: Steve Connors, Molly Bingham

Director: Steve Connors, Molly Bingham
Producer: Daniel J. Chalfen, Molly Bingham, Steve Connors
Composer: Richard Horowitz

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  • What would you do if America was invaded?
  • MEETING RESISTANCE is a daring, eye-opening film that raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who are passionately engaged in the struggle against coalition forces. It documents for the first time the sentiments experienced and actions taken by a nation's citizens when their homeland is occupied.
  • With unique insight into the people involved in the resistance, this acclaimed film explodes myth after myth about the war in Iraq and the Iraqis who participate. Voices which have been previously unheard - both male and female - speak candidly about their motivations, hopes and goals, revealing a kaleidoscope of human perspectives. Through its unprecedented access to insurgents and clandestine groups, MEETING RESISTANCE is the missing puzzle piece in understanding the Iraq war - not only the toll of our occupation but the mindset behind those who resist.
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    Again and again Iraqis cite restoring their pride and dignity as their reasons for planting roadside bombs, firing RPGs and lobbing mortars into the Green Zone.Hell hath no fury like a Muslim humiliated!

    Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
    05/23/08
    Kam Williams
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    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    04/03/08
    Boxoffice Magazine

    Of all the Iraq documentaries that have been released since the war began five years ago, this is the one that most seriously addresses the nature of the insurgency.

    Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
    03/14/08
    John Hartl
    Seattle Times

    While there are some points of interest along the way -- such as a dissertation on the recruitment and training of resistance fighters -- we emerge from this patchwork of viewpoints with no real picture.

    Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
    03/13/08
    Bill White
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    It offers no judgment, nor does it proffer a solution, but this slow-paced and vivid glimpse behind the veil is an achievement and an education.

    Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
    02/16/08
    Karina Montgomery
    Cinerina

    This documentary does one thing and does it well. It provides first person interviews with people who were attacking U.S. military forces in Iraq in 2003.

    Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
    01/23/08
    Robert Roten
    Laramie Movie Scope

    Meeting Resistance is worth the effort. It tells a nuanced story of the Iraqi resistance that American media rarely has fleshed out.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/04/08
    Joe Garofoli
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    The problem with the film is that it makes for better journalism than cinema.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    12/14/07
    Sid Smith
    Chicago Tribune
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    Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
    12/13/07
    Mark Holcomb
    Time Out New York

    A chilling rare glimpse of the U.S. Iraqi occupation from the side of the insurgents.

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    12/10/07
    Dennis Schwartz
    Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Meeting Resistance argues that the failure of the war was set in its early days, when Iraqis felt alternately abandoned and threatened by Americans, and soon after, occupied.

    Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
    11/14/07
    Cynthia Fuchs
    PopMatters

    Offers a rare glimpse into the hearts and minds of those who have dedicated themselves to ridding Iraq of its invaders, captured by intrepid reporters who risked their lives at a time when fragile trust was still possible.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    10/23/07
    Ronnie Scheib
    Variety
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    Although at times tedious and repetitive, Meeting Resistance is nonetheless an important journalistic document about the Iraqi insurgency.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    10/19/07
    Richard Leiby
    Washington Post
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    A little resistance might have done the project some good.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    10/19/07
    Elizabeth Weitzman
    New York Daily News
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    If nothing else, Meeting Resistance should dispel any lingering misconception that the Iraq insurgency is mainly the work of outside agitators.

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    10/19/07
    Matt Zoller Seitz
    New York Times
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    In the brave, defiant and principled tradition of Gillo Pontecorvo's Battle of Algiers, the film is a valiant dissection of the anatomy of collective struggle, and a visionary blueprint for the end to US military madness and reckless foreign invasions.

    Full Review Source: WBAI Radio | comment Comment
    10/19/07
    Prairie Miller
    WBAI Radio

    Filmed during the first year of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, Meeting Resistance suffers from the same problem as the Iraq-set feature film The Situation %u2013 timeliness.

    Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
    10/18/07
    Kent Turner
    Film-Forward.com

    An eye-opening documentary that reveals the diversity and zeal of the resistance movement in Iraq to the U.S. occupation of their homeland.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    10/18/07
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice

    Astonishing introduction to the Iraqi insurgents who explain why they resist occupation--a film that is a must for anybody trying to understand why the war continues to this day.

    Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
    10/18/07
    Louis Proyect
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    I think it is time for us to take a film like Meeting Resistance very seriously indeed, and to ponder its message very carefully, despite my abiding doubts about its ultimate reliability as a guide to our actions.

    Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
    10/17/07
    Andrew Sarris
    New York Observer
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    May 27, 2008: Illustrates how the best insurgency recruiting tool has been the Abu Ghraib pictures, including snapshots never released in the U.S., such as the one with MP Lynndie England laughing while pointing at the size of a naked detainee's erection. Opens in new window
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    October 19, 2007: Daytonpundit.com: A daring documentary and firsthand eyewitness account by fearless filmmakers embedded with the Iraqi Resistance, that deconstructs the government approved pro-war propaganda of the nightly news. Opens in new window
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    October 18, 2007: MeetingResistance.com: Embedded with the Iraqi resistance, the filmmakers have amassed a powerfully probing and enlightening antidote to the orchestrated news of the US money media, that believes there is only one side to every story Opens in new window
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