In the Name of Democracy: The Story of Lt. Ehren Watada (2009)

Name: In the Name of Democracy: The Story of Lt. Ehren Watada
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-03-09T22:16:09+01:00
Cast: Ehren Watada, Bob Watada, Eli Wallach

Documentary | 60 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 60 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Nina Rosenblum

Stars: Ehren Watada, Bob Watada, Eli Wallach

IMDb score: 8,1 (17)

Releasedate: 24 February 2009

In the Name of Democracy: The Story of Lt. Ehren Watada plot

Lieutenant Ehren Watada was the first officer in the United States Army to refuse to go to Iraq for moral reasons. Depicting the build-up to and entry of the United States into the war in Iraq, this documentary features Lieutenant Watada, his parents, his attorney, Colonel Ann Wright and General Wesley Clark. Watada boldly stood up to the military-industrial institute. The film poses important questions about US policy in Iraq and Afghanistan.