Bearing Witness
Genres
Overview
Follow five women reporters and the challenges they face as they work in Iraq during the Second Gulf War. Molly Bingham is an experienced photographer who was held for several days at Abu Ghraib prison at the start of the war. Marie Colvin is a reporter who lost her eye to a grenade while working in Sri Lanka. Janine di Giovanni has to deal with the difficulties of becoming a mother and still working to fulfill her duties as a journalist. Mary Rogers is a camerawoman who continues to put herself in harm's way in an effort to get the proper footage to cover her stories.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2005-04-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
5.2
May Ying Welsh
Self
Mary Rogers
Self
Janine di Giovanni
Self
Molly Bingham
Self
Marie Colvin
Self
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