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Shock and Awe

Summary: A group of journalists of the Knight-Ridder news service covering President George W. Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the President's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

Release Date: July 20, 2018

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Rob Reiner

Writer: Joey Hartstone

Runtime: 1 h 30 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Acacia Filmed Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, Savvy Media Holdings

Distributor: Vertical Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 16,450,000

Domestic: $ 77,980

International: $ 104,435

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