Baghdad ER

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Baghdad ER
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DVD cover for Baghdad ER
Directed by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Jon Alpert, Joseph Feury, Roberta Morris Purdee, and Matthew O'Neill
Running time64 minutes
Production company HBO Documentary Films
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseMay 21, 2006 (2006-05-21)

Baghdad ER is a documentary released by HBO on May 21, 2006. It shows the Iraq War from the perspective of a military hospital in Baghdad. It has some relatively disturbing scenes in it (e.g. amputations), therefore the U.S. Army is officially warning that military personnel watching it could experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [1] [2]

Contents

After being given a Peabody Award, the show was featured in the April 13, 2007 broadcast of NPR's Fresh Air .

Awards and nominations

Awards

Carrie Goldman, Patrick McMahon, Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill accept the Peabody Award, June 2007.
On the right: Paula Zwillinger, mother of a fallen marine Carrie Goldman, Patrick McMahon, Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill, and Paula Zwillinger, June 2007 (6).jpg
Carrie Goldman, Patrick McMahon, Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill accept the Peabody Award, June 2007.
On the right: Paula Zwillinger, mother of a fallen marine

Nominations

References

  1. Documenting Life and Death in 'Baghdad ER' : NPR
  2. "Democracy Now! | Baghdad ER: Documentary On US Military Hospital in Iraq Gets Cold Reception From Army". Archived from the original on 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  3. "Documentary Films". Archived from the original on 2007-03-19. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  4. 66th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2007.