Redacted is a 2007 American war film written and directed by Brian De Palma. It is a fictional dramatization, loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings in Mahmoudiyah, Iraq. This film, which is a companion to an earlier film by De Palma, 1989's Casualties of War, was shot in Jordan. Redacted premiered at the 2007 Venice Film Festival, where it earned a Silver Lion "best director" award. It was also shown at the Toronto Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema. The film opened in Spain, and in fifteen theaters in limited... release in the United States on November 16, 2007. The film received mixed reactions from critics and a poor financial response in its limited U.S. release. Principal photography commenced in Jordan in April 2007 and ended in May 2007. Redacted has received wildly mixed reviews. Michael Medved said "it could be the worst movie I've ever seen." However, Kyle Smith gave the movie a 3 star rating, saying, " is a piece of anti-war propaganda whose aims I don't agree with, but it jolted me nonetheless.
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| Release date: | August 31, 2007 |
| Directed by: | Brian De Palma |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Producer: | Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss, Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente |
| Editor: | Bill Pankow |
| Cinematography: | Jonathon Cliff |
| Screenplay by: | Brian De Palma |
| Estimated budget: | $5,000,000 |