Meeting Resistance is worth the effort. It tells a nuanced story of the Iraqi resistance that American media rarely has fleshed out.
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01/04/08
Meeting Resistance (2007)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:6
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.9/10
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... [More]
Director: Steve Connors, Molly Bingham
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Top CriticThe problem with the film is that it makes for better journalism than cinema.
12/14/07
Top CriticOffers 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.
10/23/07
Top CriticAlthough at times tedious and repetitive, Meeting Resistance is nonetheless an important journalistic document about the Iraqi insurgency.
10/19/07
Top CriticA little resistance might have done the project some good.
10/19/07
Top CriticIf nothing else, Meeting Resistance should dispel any lingering misconception that the Iraq insurgency is mainly the work of outside agitators.
10/19/07
Top CriticI 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.
10/17/07
Top CriticThe film manages to capture the palpable frustration on the ground.
10/16/07
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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. 
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October 26, 2007:
Trailer & Poster review
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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.
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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
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