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“And you realize then, you really can’t clobber someone else without its having an effect on you, because you are bound together. Whether you like it or not, you are bound together.”
– Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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In a volatile and critical time in the Middle East, The Road to Fallujah is a unique insider’s view from the ground in Iraq that highlights lessons learned from the war and, with humanity and compassion, points out that the mistakes of the near past are relevant to the solutions of the near future.
In November 2004, the biggest urban battle of the Iraq War took place in the city of Fallujah that changed the course and outcome of America’s ambitions in Iraq. In January 2005, following the battle, filmmaker Mark Manning joined forces with an Iraqi human rights worker, Rana Al-Aiouby, and became the only un-embedded western civilian to live with the people of Fallujah and document their stories. The revealing documentary film, The Road to Fallujah, brings to light the true consequences of war, humanizes the issues, and gives a voice to the people directly involved and affected on both sides. Through this formula, the film breaks through the myths and misperceptions that perpetuate violence.
A joint production between American and Iraqi filmmakers, The Road to Fallujah includes interviews with Iraqi civilians, refugees, resistance fighters, members of the American Military and Congress, media analysts, Islamic scholars, and world leaders of peace Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Thich Nhat Hanh.
