Mosul

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Mosul

Released Jun 12, 2020

1h 26m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

War

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After being rescued by an Iraqi SWAT team from an assault by insurgents, a policeman joins the team and is thrown into a world of secrecy and ceaseless, fierce fighting.

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With a fresh perspective to balance the familiar Middle Eastern war violence, Mosul hits its targets forcefully.

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Eric Deggans

NPR

"Mosul" isn't the kind of easy, sentimental TV viewing often provided during the holidays, but it is a potent reminder of the deadly struggles and sacrifices some people have endured to earn their freedom.

Dec 17, 2020

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

This is one of the best movies of 2020.

Rated: 4/4

Nov 30, 2020

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Roxana Hadadi

RogerEbert.com

Some of Carnahan's choices rely on certain Western stereotypes to underscore the awfulness of the Islamic State ... but what Mosul gets right more often is its prioritization of the Iraqi perspective, and the weight of all this violence.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 27, 2020

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Faisal Al-Jadir

Film Inquiry

Even if you find yourself wanting more out of the experience, Mosul offers a humanising look at post-2003 Iraq, with a powerful Oscar-worthy performance from Iraqi actor Suhail Dabbach.

Feb 3, 2021

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Chris Barsanti

Eyes Wide Open (Medium)

An Iraq War movie that's actually about Iraqis.

Jan 5, 2021

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Adam Sweeting

The Arts Desk

Writer/director Matthew Michael Carnahan has crafted a spare and purposeful narrative in which character and incident are allowed to tell their own story without heavy-handed editorialising.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 14, 2020

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Kenneth L

This was an excellent movie about a subject that got very little coverage.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Lucas B

The only reason I give it 3 stars is because of the good acting and the accurate depiction of war but the plot overall was pretty bad. All movie it felt like their mission was something very important for the greater good of their compatriots and theit country but in the end it turned out to be very subjective, after seeing the ending it felt like them eliminating the terrorists (the way they did it too) was just their way to take revenge. Their mission overall was pointless outside of their own subjective reasons. Also, Kawa was a policeman for 2 months but suddenly after joining SWAT he was acting like he was an elite soldier for the past 10 years, not realistic at all, on top of that the movie was too short. I feel like I wasted my time.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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Tom S

A movie so engaging that it's hard to believe there's a film crew there with lights & cameras. Astoundingly real.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Stephen G

A superb war film that's very different from most in terms of its exclusive focus on an Iraqi unit rather than Western heroes, humanizing the unit's members and presenting a far grittier, reality-based context and plot. Also includes surprising but believable twists and character development.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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Ricardo M

Few movies got to represent war as well as Mosul did, definitely a must watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/24

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Callaway H

Good war movie. A unique take on modern combat

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Synopsis

After being rescued by an Iraqi SWAT team from an assault by insurgents, a policeman joins the team and is thrown into a world of secrecy and ceaseless, fierce fighting.

Director: Matthew Michael Carnahan
Producer: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Jeremy Steckler
Screenwriter: Matthew Michael Carnahan
Distributor: 101 Studios
Production Co: AGBO, Conde Nast Entertainment
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 26, 2020
Runtime: 1h 26m

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