Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

No story is worth dying for. But this was the story of a lifetime.

2002 · 108 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, War, TV Movie

A group of CNN reporters venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.

Directed by Mick Jackson · Written by Richard Chapman

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