An Iraqi journalist joins an army of uneasy allies and unforgettable characters in the epic battle to liberate the city of Mosul from the Islamic State.
Direction
Dan Gabriel's embedded access is unprecedented and terrifying.
Editing
Tight 86 minutes that never lets you breathe.
Director
Dan Gabriel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dan Gabriel spent months living with the Nineveh SWAT team, sleeping in the same bombed-out buildings he filmed. Most of the soldiers he followed are now dead.
Released the same year as Hollywood's 'Mosul' (the Russo Brothers' Netflix drama), this doc was buried by algorithms despite being filmed during actual combat.
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