What happens when your only weapon is a camera and the battlefield doesn't care?
The film – documentary “Shooting vs Shooting” presents a group of astonishing stories about journalists who were afflicted in the Iraq war, by following a journalist’s journey in Baghdad in 2009 and the story of a mother who seeks for an answer to the question why her son got killed while his only weapon was his camera. “Shooting vs Shooting” narrates incredible moments and adventures, reveals unknown sides to the facts and shows the dramatic stories of media workers who lost their lives, trying to freely broadcast the truth to the public opinion. Through the documentary, we witness the absurdity of war, the responsibilities of governments and armies and the atrociousness of blinded fanatics.
Direction
Megrelis embeds himself where most filmmakers won't go.
Writing
That Aeschylus quote? It earns every word.
Director
Nikos Megrelis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Iraq became the deadliest conflict for journalists since WWII, with over 150 killed by 2009 — most by US forces, not insurgents.
The title's wordplay collapses the distance between 'shooting' film and 'shooting' bullets — by the end, you can't tell which costs more.
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