Redacted

Based on events in Iraq, Redacted follows a group of American soldiers stationed at a checkpoint in Samarra in 2006 and the aftermath of an assault on an Iraqi family. The story is told from shifting points of view, including those of the soldiers themselves, journalists and local residents, showing how the same events look different depending on who is describing them. The film was inspired by a real case in Mahmudiya in which soldiers attacked a young Iraqi woman and her family, and it examines the way images and media coverage shape public understanding of war.

Brian De Palma wrote and directed the film, the twenty-second of twenty-four features he directed, following The Black Dahlia and preceding Passion. Izzy Diaz, Rob Devaney, Ty Jones, Mike Figueroa, Anas Wellman and Yanal Kassay appear among a credited cast of thirty-eight, with a credited crew of seventy-six. The film was produced by Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente and Simone Urdl for The Film Farm, Magnolia Pictures and HDNet Films, on a budget of about five million dollars.

On IMDb-style audience voting the film holds a 6 out of 10 from 193 votes on TMDB, while its critics' rating stands at 5.3 out of 10 from 108 reviews, a modest reception on both sides.