War of Lies

*War of Lies*
War of Lies
	Film poster
	German: Krieg der Lügen
Directed by	Matthias Bittner
Starring	Rafed Aljanabi
Music by	Philipp Kobilke
Country of origin	Germany
Original languages	German; English;
Production
Cinematography	Julia Schlingmann
Editor	Friedemann Schmidt
Running time	88 minutes
Original release
Release	22 November 2014

War of Lies (German: Krieg der Lügen) is a 2014 German documentary directed by Matthias Bittner.^[2]

Plot

War of Lies is the story of an Iraqi refugee, whose information about portable weapons of mass destruction passed through the hands of the BND, MI6 and CIA. This information was ultimately used by the US government to legitimize the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Today we know the war was based on a lie.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result
2016	44th International Emmy Awards^[3]	Best documentary	Krieg der Lügen	Won

References

^ "IDFA Program Guide 2014 by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam - Issuu".
^ "Krieg der Lügen - Curveball und der Irakkrieg". Bayerischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ "Dokumentarfilm: Krieg der Lügen: Curveball und der Irak-Krieg". Südwestrundfunk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

External links

War of Lies at IMDb

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[1] "IDFA Program Guide 2014 by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam - Issuu".

[2] "Krieg der Lügen - Curveball und der Irakkrieg". Bayerischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[3] "Dokumentarfilm: Krieg der Lügen: Curveball und der Irak-Krieg". Südwestrundfunk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

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