National Bird

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National Bird

2016,

1h 32m,

Documentary

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This documentary follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. At the center of the film are three U.S. military veterans. Plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, they decide to speak out publicly, despite the possible consequences.

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Horror Nonna

Aug 25, 2018

It is a thoughtful, sensitive and probing look at the ethics of drone warfare, carefully balancing its focus on those who press the buttons with the very real horrors faced by those on the receiving end, particularly innocent civilians.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Dec 15, 2016

The three subjects' personal stories don't really add up to a coherent critique of drone warfare, but their various experiences allow Kennebeck to attack the subject from multiple angles.

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Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

Nov 17, 2016

"National Bird" is powerful cinematic journalism.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 22, 2021

The US drone assassination program epitomizes the criminality of the Barack Obama administration and the American military-intelligence machinery.

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Erin Blackwell

Bay Area Reporter

Jun 9, 2020

Director Sonia Kennebeck has made a masterpiece.

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Nathanael Hood

Audiences Everywhere

Dec 27, 2018

A-

A chilling, disturbing look into the realities of America's secret drone war in the Middle East.

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Anakin S

Jun 18, 2017

It is more interesting due to what it wants to say than how it does it, since it feels a bit repetitive after a while and relies mostly on talking heads to address a limiting subject in which there is too much that is confidential and not possible to be publicly disclosed.

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Rey R

Apr 17, 2017

4/17/17 Amazon Video

Abraham S

Nov 21, 2016

Slow moving documentary that doesn't inform a great deal, nothing having watched eye in the sky wouldn't have addressed.

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This documentary follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. At the center of the film are three U.S. military veterans. Plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, they decide to speak out publicly, despite the possible consequences.

Director: Sonia Kennebeck
Producer: Sonia Kennebeck, Ines Hofmann Kanna
Distributor: FilmRise
Production Co: Ten Forward Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.8K
Runtime: 1h 32m

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