A fictional story
inspired by true events, REDACTED is a unique cinematic experience that
will force viewers to radically reconsider the filters through which we
see and accept events in our world, the power of the mediated image and
how presentation and composition influence our ideas and beliefs. A
profound meditation on the way information is packaged, distributed and
received in an era with infinite channels of communication, REDACTED
utilizes a variety of created source material—video diaries, produced
documentary, surveillance footage, online testimonials, news pieces—to
comment on the extreme disconnect between the surface of an image and
the reality of ideas and the truth, especially in times of strife.
Centered around a small group of American soldiers stationed at a
checkpoint in Iraq, REDACTED alternates points of view, balancing the
experiences of these young men under duress and members of the media
with those of the local Iraqi people, illuminating how each have been
deeply affected by the current conflict and their encounters with each
other. The charged apotheosis of Brian De Palma’s filmmaking career,
REDACTED caps off a body of work which has explored the politics of
image-making and reception more fully than any living filmmaker.
Directed by Brian De Palma, REDACTED is released on DVD on 21st July 2008
Extras:
Higher Definition: Interview with Director, Brian De Palma /
Refugee Interviews
Photo Gallery
