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Shadow Company
2006 86m Not Rated
Documentary
7.4
80%
85%
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A groundbreaking investigation into the secretive world of private security forces in Iraq.
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Directed By
Nick Bicanic
,
Daniel Winters
Written By
Nick Bicanic
,
Daniel Winters
Studio
Purpose Films
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Cast of Shadow Company
Alan Bell
Self - President, Globe Risk
Phil Lancaster
Self - Major [Ret.], Canadian Army
Madelaine Drohan
Self - Author + Journalist
Robert Young Pelton
Self - Author + Adventurer
Peter Singer
Self - Political Analyst
Doug Brooks
Self - Government Lobbyist For Security Companies
Stephen J. Cannell
Self - Producer
Cobus Claassens
Self - Security Contractor
Slavko Ilic
Self - Security Contractor
Neall Ellis
Self - Private Military Contractor
Frances Stonor Saunders
Self - Author + Historian
John F. Mullins
Self - Soldier of Fortune
Eike Kluge
Self - Professor of Ethics
Tasha Bradsell
Self - Journalist
James Ashcroft
Self - Interviewee
Rob McKintyre
Private Security Instructor
Gerard Butler
James Ashcroft
Sheldon Maxwell
Self - Security Contractor
Tim Spicer
Self
Mark Thatcher
Self
Shadow Company Reviews
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Though it offers interesting stories, Shadow Company does feel a little scattered.
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
There isn't as much expos as you might expect in Shadow Company, but there's considerably more thoughtfulness.
Chicago Tribune
Maureen M. Hart
Shadow Company provides a pretty thorough examination of the unknown soldiers doing a lot of the heavy lifting there, outside the conventional rules of warfare.
Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Stamets
Drawing a line between official and unofficial forces is irrelevant since both are paid with our taxes, Shadow Company throws light on that bottom line in the war on terror.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
The movie presents a balanced view, showing both the moral challenges and tactical advantages of using professional soldiers.
Film Threat
Pete Vonder Haar
A fascinating documentary, shining some needed light on the individuals who are called upon more and more to take fill in the gaps left by a diminished standing military.
Variety
Peter Debruge
Shadow Company is a lesson in how to get audiences who know little and care even less about the Iraq War to sit up and pay attention.
Village Voice
Ed Halter
Shadow Company attempts to provide a balanced view of a potentially polarizing issue, interviewing historians, security firm heads, war journalists, and former contractors themselves (the Army declined).
Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
For a subject that plays such a large part in America's foreign policy and is so little understood, Shadow Company is an excellent and engaging primer.
World Socialist Web Site
David Walsh
Shadow Company ends with a list of mercenaries who have died "in action"! To repeat, this is passivity that borders on politically criminal negligence.
WBAI Web Radio
Prairie Miller
This documentary touching on both the historical evolution and contemporary phenomenon of mercenaries feels uncomfortably like a promotional campaign for private security firms, as they're more euphemistically termed.
Film Journal International
Eric Monder
Should be seen by anyone who still romanticizes war, the troops, or the stated motives behind any sort of military conflict.
L.A. Weekly
Paul Malcolm
[A] fascinating, evenhanded documentary.
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
Contrary to the popular image of the gung-ho cowboy contractors, they can and do take into account ethical frameworks.
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