Breaking Ranks
format:Digital Video, Colour, English
running time:One Broadcast Hour
writer/director:Michelle Mason
producers:Trish Dolman, Leah Mallen
associate producers:Lauren Grant, Karina O'Sullivan
producer for the NFB:Tracey Friesen
executive producer for the NFB:Rina Fraticelli
production financing:NFB, Global Television, CIFVF,
Knowledge Network, Canadian Television Fund
Rogers Documentary & Cable Network Fund
“The film is brilliant. I was a Bush-loving, war-supporting conservative until your film, and tonight it has made me think again about my view.”
— Carol Gould, London, UK
— Carol Gould, London, UK
Breaking Ranks is a documentary about the plight of four U.S. soldiers seeking sanctuary in Canada as part of their resistance to the war in Iraq. The film documents their experiences as they try to exercise their consciences amidst profound emotional, ethical and international consequences. Filmed over the course of the refugee process, this provocative film explores the meaning of duty through the powerful testimonies of these young soldiers.
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A Screen Siren Pictures Production in Co-Production with the National Film Board of Canada for Global Television. Produced in Association with Cypress Park Productions.
Produced with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry CTF: License Fee Program, Rogers Documentary Fund and with the assistance of The Government of Canada Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program and the Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC. Produced in Association with Knowledge Network. Developed with the participation of British Columbia Film, the Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund and with the financial participation of Rogers Telefund.