Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority
β 7.5 Β· 2006 Β· 90m Β· Documentary
A thought-provoking documentary on the current and historical causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.
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2016 Β· β 7.3
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2002 Β· β 8
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2008 Β· β 6.4
Young Navy Officers, Jay and Meagan, have dreamt of becoming naval aviators flying the F-14 Tomcat since their childhoods. The film follows their two-and-a-half year journey as it takes them through dogfights in the Nevada desert, night landings on aircraft carriers in the Atlantic, and eventually to the biggest challenge young officers face: wartime deployments to Iraq.
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