Title:
Full battle rattle / a Market Road, Mile End Films, Don't Foam production in association with Pop's Paper Route and Tapwater Media.
Publication Information:
[New York] : First Run Features, [2008]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced in 2008.
Special features: bonus scenes; photo gallery; filmmaker Q&A at SXSW; more.
DVD.
Summary:
"Before American soldiers are deployed to Iraq, they're given three weeks special training at the National Training Center on the Ft. Irwin Military Reservation, located in California's Mojave Desert. The National Training Center has constructed a simulated Iraqi village called Medina Wasl in the desert (one of thirteen such 'villages'), where new soldiers battle 'insurgents' (played by returning U.S. troops) and interact with 'ordinary citizens' (many portrayed by Iraqi exiles who've ended up in the United States) as they learn the ins and outs of combat in the Middle East. Full Battle Rattle offers a behind-the-scenes- look at Medina Wasl, the soldiers who learn there, the people who organize the war games, and the people who've been hired to play-act at being 'the enemy'"--Market Road Films website.
Genre:
Production Credits:
Produced and directed by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss.
OCLC Number:
ocn318357749
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1