Sneak Preview of Baghdad Hospital: Inside the Red Zone.
Anyone ever see Baghdad ER, the award winning HBO documentary that focused on a American military hospital treating wounded soldiers. Raw and often graphic, it exposed us to the reality of war.
Well, HBO is about to air a new documentary, only this time the focus is on a Iraqi hospital treating civilian Iraqis wounded by gunfire and explosives. Here’s how HBO describes it…
BAGHDAD HOSPITAL: INSIDE THE RED ZONE is the story of Dr. Omer Salih Mahdi, who put himself and his colleagues at risk to film inside Al-Yarmouk hospital, whose emergency room is too dangerous for an American crew. With the documentary’s HBO debut, Dr. Mahdi reveals his identity to the world for the first time. Until now, he has remained anonymous to protect himself and his family. Dr. Mahdi’s face is not revealed in the film and an actor has recorded his words.
Given permission by hospital authorities to use a hand-held camera inside the emergency room, Dr. Mahdi reveals some of the horrific injuries sustained by Iraqi men, women and children, and exposes the substandard conditions, low morale and danger that its doctors and nurses endure on a daily basis.
Sounds pretty powerful. It premieres January 29th at 8.30 pm EAST (full schedule of dates and times)
It won’t be easy viewing but it’s something that needs to be seen. There’s one thing to read about what’s happening. It’s another to actually see the human costs.
I don’t think the documentary will make it to New Zealand for a while, so will be interested to hear what people think of it…
Recent Comments