In order to shoot the film, Brian Russell De Palma personally excavated a large amount of historical facts and visited a number of war witnesses before writing the script. The film was shot in Jordan throughout the whole process. The conditions on the set were very difficult. In order to restore the background of the Second Gulf War to the greatest extent, the film had no intention of using light or color. It was recorded with dark background light and shaking lens. Scenes that dare to look straight. The film investment budget is only 5 million U.S. dollars
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The narrative theme of "Redacted" is the Second Gulf War . The United States is the real active participant in this war. Brian Russell De Palma records this war from the perspective of an American director. He does not judge this from political right and wrong. It is an inhuman brutality, but from a human perspective, it records the process of cruel experience twisting people’s minds
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