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The stories the soldiers have to tell are eye-opening and wrenching to hear; collectively it's a searing peek into the toll of war both during and after.
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The voices of these brave young people reverberate hauntingly. Sep 21, 2006
The voices of these brave young people reverberate hauntingly.
Claudia Puig
Mostly a string of talking-head interviews, but those talking heads -- more than 16 men and women -- are compelling. Sep 15, 2006 | Full Review…
Mostly a string of talking-head interviews, but those talking heads -- more than 16 men and women -- are compelling.
Desson Thomson
It's a haunting and welcome addition to the growing library of war documentaries; one that wisely lets its subjects speak for themselves. Sep 15, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It's a haunting and welcome addition to the growing library of war documentaries; one that wisely lets its subjects speak for themselves.
Moira MacDonald
The Ground Truth powerfully documents the human cost of the Iraq war. Sep 15, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The Ground Truth powerfully documents the human cost of the Iraq war.
Mick LaSalle
It's an edifying, upsetting film that offers a different perspective on the situation in the Middle East. Sep 15, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
It's an edifying, upsetting film that offers a different perspective on the situation in the Middle East.
Lisa Rose
Those vets certainly deserve to be heard, but virtually every scene of the film tells us something we already knew. Sep 15, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4
Those vets certainly deserve to be heard, but virtually every scene of the film tells us something we already knew.
Kyle Smith
It leaves you in no doubt of the psychological cost of war. Feb 10, 2019 | Full Review…
It leaves you in no doubt of the psychological cost of war.
Sarah Manvel
perhaps the most important protest statement yet committed to film since the outbreak of [the Iraq War] Feb 6, 2012 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
perhaps the most important protest statement yet committed to film since the outbreak of [the Iraq War]
Jay Antani
Sobering. Feb 14, 2008 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Sobering.
Rob Gonsalves
"The success of The Ground Truth lies in the courageously open and honest interviewees, but it works because of Rob Hall's editing, which not only compiles for us a perfectly evidential collection of footage but does so at a pace that doesn't dilly-dally Jan 17, 2008 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
"The success of The Ground Truth lies in the courageously open and honest interviewees, but it works because of Rob Hall's editing, which not only compiles for us a perfectly evidential collection of footage but does so at a pace that doesn't dilly-dally
Christopher Campbell
This film is effective because it doesn't rely on statistics, but rather interviews with soldiers, interspersed with combat footage. Aug 29, 2007 | Rating: B | Full Review…
This film is effective because it doesn't rely on statistics, but rather interviews with soldiers, interspersed with combat footage.
Robert Roten
Um retrato impactante das feridas de guerra invisíveis e do descaso com que o governo Bush lida com aqueles que finge honrar. Apr 17, 2007 | Rating: 4/5
Um retrato impactante das feridas de guerra invisíveis e do descaso com que o governo Bush lida com aqueles que finge honrar.
Pablo Villaça
Rough to watch but heartfelt and honest.
Super Reviewer
[font=Century Gothic]The illuminating documentary, "The Ground Truth", reminded me of what a ROTC cadet told me during the First Gulf War - that if you enlist in the armed forces, you may be called on to kill at some point. Let's have no illusions. It is true but only up to a point. A good deal of the veterans returning from Iraq who are interviewed for this documentary(Basically, not the kinds of people that are heard from everyday. Thankfully, no pundits are included. Just a couple of experts.) are National Guard and were not expecting to be stationed there, least of all to be placed in a position to kill civilians. Did the masterminds of this catastrophe have any idea what they were sending these brave soldiers into? Some of whom return missing limbs; others are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) because of their experiences and for which they do not receive adequate treatment.[/font]
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