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Get the Picture

Get the Picture

2004Short⏱️ 9m
ShortWar
7.2
IMDB Rating
94 votes

Two war correspondents are escorted to a recently bombed town. The apparent perpetrators are about to be executed in front of a baying mob of survivors. One journalist doubts the guilt of the adolescent prisoners; the other believ...

Director
Rupert Wyatt
Writers
N/A
Stars
Brian Cox, Lloyd Owen, Hosh Kane
Release Date
October 10, 2004
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Brian Cox
Brian Cox
as Harry Sondheim
Lloyd Owen
Lloyd Owen
as Jake Wells
👤
Hosh Kane
as Sergeant
Antony Bunsee
Antony Bunsee
as Officer
👤
Anwar A. Ansari
as Elderly Refugee
👤
Lewis Alsamari
as Prisoner Salem
👤
Mohammed Aslam
as Prisoner
Waleed Elgadi
Waleed Elgadi
as Prisoner
Haqi Ali
Haqi Ali
as Militia
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Rener de Oliveira Sales
as Militia

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cornwall, England, UK
Production
Picture Farm, Greenpoint Films

🏷️ Keywords

bombed townpilotphotographyjournalism

🎯 Categories

ShortWar

⭐ Featured Review

OK but the lack of substance is a problem
by bob the moo2005-09-25

"Two journalists are taken by the local army into a small town that has become a graveyard after a terrorist attack. Jake starts taking pictures right away and continues as they are taken into a hall where four young men are being held by a group of mourners – supposedly responsible for the attack. As the mob prepares to kill the men, Harry refuses to take any part in it while Jake struggles to decide whether or not he should cover it or take a stand. The premise makes it sound better than it really is, because the degree of unknowns within the plot and other weak aspects undermine the value t..."

📖 Synopsis

Two war correspondents are escorted to a recently bombed town. The apparent perpetrators are about to be executed in front of a baying mob of survivors. One journalist doubts the guilt of the adolescent prisoners; the other believ...