Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror is a 2003 Carlton Television documentary written and directed by John Pilger, produced by Christopher Martin and co-directed by Steve Connelly.
In the film, Pilger presents a personal view of" the truth and lies in the' war on terror'."
War on Terror (film)
War on Terror is an Austrian documentary film about the" War on Terror" initiated by U.S. president George W. Bush in 2001.
The film features interviews with Manfred Nowak, who was United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture from 2004 to 2010, Amy Goodman, the host and co-founder of Democracy Now! and the U.S. historian Alfred W. McCoy.
Two former detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp are introduced in the film, Murat Kurnaz and Mustafa Ait Idir.
It was theatrically released in Austria on December 9, 2011.
" War on Terror" is the third film from" Parallel Universe".
The Grudge 3
The Grudge 3 is a 2009 American supernatural horror film and the third installment in" The Grudge" film series.
Toby Wilkins, who had previously directed the successful film" Splinter" and the short film series" Tales from the Grudge", took Takashi Shimizu's place as director who later served as executive producer, while Brad Keene replaced Stephen Susco as screenwriter.
The film stars Johanna Braddy, Gil McKinney, Emi Ikehata, Jadie Rose Robson, Beau Mirchoff and Shawnee Smith, with a special appearance by Matthew Knight( from" The Grudge 2").
Aiko Horiuchi and Shimba Tsuchiya plays Kayako and Toshio in the film, with Takashi Matsuyama being the only actor reprising his role from the previous films.
Unlike the previous American films that were both rated PG- 13," The Grudge 3" was given an R rating because of its graphic bloody violence, gore and language.
The film features a linear plotline unlike all of its predecessors, which used nonlinear sequences of events for their respective plots and subplots.
" The Grudge 3" was released on DVD on May 12, 2009, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and grossed$ 38 million against a$ 5 million budget.
The Grudge
The Grudge is a 2004 supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise.
A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film, it stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Clea DuVall, and Bill Pullman, and is the first installment in" The Grudge" film series which is based on the Japanese" Ju- On" franchise.
Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, and Takashi Matsuyama portray the characters Kayako Saeki, Toshio Saeki, and Takeo Saeki from the original films.
The plot is told through a nonlinear sequence of events, and includes several intersecting subplots.
After the success of American remake of" The Ring", Sony Pictures had green- lit an American remake of" Ju- On: The Grudge".
Shimizu, the writer and director of the original film, was hired to direct the film, from a screenplay written by Susco.
Principal photography on ther film began on January 26, 2004 and wrapped in July 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.
" The Grudge" was released in North America on October 22, 2004, by Columbia Pictures.
The film received mixed reviews, though Gellar's performance as Karen Davis was praised by critics, and was a box- office success, making over$ 187 million against a$ 10 million budget.
The film was followed by two sequels," The Grudge 2"( 2006) and" The Grudge 3"( 2009).
A reimagining entitled" The Grudge", which takes place concurrently with the events of this film, is set to be released in 2020.
John Pilger
John Richard Pilger( born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker.
He has been mainly based in Britain since 1962.
Pilger is a strong critic of American, Australian, and British foreign policy, which he considers to be driven by an imperialist agenda.
Pilger has also criticised his native country's treatment of Indigenous Australians.
He first drew international attention for his reports on the Cambodian genocide.
His career as a documentary film maker began with" The Quiet Mutiny"( 1970), made during one of his visits to Vietnam, and has continued with over 50 documentaries since.
Other works in this form include( 1979), about the aftermath of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, and( 1993).
His many documentary films on indigenous Australians include( 1985) and" Utopia"( 2013).
In the British print media, Pilger worked at the" Daily Mirror" from 1963 to 1986, and wrote a regular column for the" New Statesman" magazine from 1991 to 2014.
Pilger won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award in 1967 and 1979.
His documentaries have gained awards in Britain and worldwide, including multiple BAFTA honors.
The practices of the mainstream media are a regular subject in Pilger's writing.
Ju-On: The Grudge
Ju- On: The Grudge is a 2002 Japanese horror film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu; it is the third installment in the" Ju- On" series and the first film to be theatrically released( the first two entries being direct- to- video productions).
It premiered at the Screamfest Film Festival in October 2002 and has spawned several sequels and an American remake titled" The Grudge", which was released in 2004.
The film was followed by.
Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu( 清水 崇" Shimizu Takashi", born 27 July 1972) is a Japanese filmmaker.
He is best known for being the creator of the" Ju- On" franchise.
According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Shimizu is" one of a new breed of Japanese horror directors" who prefers to" suggest menace and violence rather than directly depict it."
W. Augustus Barratt
W. Augustus Barratt( 1873- 1947) was a Scottish- born, later American, songwriter and musician.
Saif-ur-Rehman (prisoner)
Muhammad Rehman Khan is a Pakistani citizen who was wrongly charged for terrorism in the War on Terror.
Paul Rogers (academic)
Paul Rogers( born 10 February 1943) is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and Global Security Consultant with Oxford Research Group( ORG).
He has worked in the field of international security, arms control and political violence for over 30 years.
He lectures at universities and defence colleges in several countries and has written or edited 26 books, including" Global Security and the War on Terror: Elite Power and the Illusion of Control"( Routledge, 2008) and" Why We're Losing the War on Terror"( Polity, 2008).
Since October 2001 he has written monthly Briefing Papers on international security and the" war on terror" for ORG.
He is also a regular commentator on global security issues in both the national and international media, and is openDemocracy ’s International Security Editor.
In the 1960s he worked with the Haslemere Group, an early pressure group on trade and development issues before embarking on an academic career first at Huddersfield and then at Bradford.
He holds a BSc and PhD from Imperial College London.

Question: Which film has the director who was born later, Breaking The Silence: Truth And Lies In The War On Terror or Ju-On: The Grudge?
Answer: Ju-On: The Grudge