
Birth of a Monster
Director: Paul Moreira
For the past 12 years, journalist Paul Moreira has travelled extensively in Iraq. In this film, he goes in search of the men he filmed back in 2003 at the very beginning of the American occupation. Through their stories, and by tracing the roots of ISIS to the arrival of Abu Mousab Al-Zarqawi and America's handling of the resistance, he tells the story of how Iraq became such a fractured nation.
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Birth of a Monster (2017) is a documentary, war film. The film has not yet gathered many viewer ratings. The film runs 53min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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Birth of a Monster runs 53 minutes (53min).
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Birth of a Monster was released in 2017.
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