''W.M.D.'' is an American war drama/comedy film directed by Richard Halpern and starring Tom Kiesche, John Posey, Weetus Cren,

Leila Birch Leila Birch (born 1978) is an English actress, known for portraying Teresa di Marco in ''EastEnders''. Background Birch grew up in South East London. She is of British, Italian and Irish descent. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Thea ...

, John Brickner and Kate Mines. It was produced by Jeffrey S. Magnussen,

Ian Truitner Ian Truitner is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Biography Ian Truitner studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota and Penn State University. He was awarded Alumni of Notable Achievement by the University ...

and Richard Halpern, and written by Mike Le and

Plot

The Iraq War remains one of the most contentious U.S. military interventions in the past three decades. Its destabilizing impact on the region gave rise to ISIS and a myriad of other issues for Iraq and its neighboring countries. However, the primary justifications for initiating the war, namely the presence of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and Saddam Hussein's alleged links to Al Qaeda, have since been proven unfounded. As a consequence, America now grapples with a pervasive problem of veterans afflicted by PTSD, resulting in violence, suicide, and homelessness. In an alternate reality set in 2007, a group of dissatisfied soldiers stationed in Iraq take matters into their own hands by kidnapping the visiting U.S. President. Using the very techniques they were trained to employ against Hussein's former associates and suspected terrorists, they interrogate the President. Their objective is to extract from him the true motives behind the invasion of Iraq, as they have come to realize that the stated reasons were deceitful. However, time is of the essence for these soldiers, as the full might of the U.S. military is mobilized to liberate the President at any cost.

Cast

* Tom Kiesche as Captain Hank Garrison * John Posey as The President * Weetus Cren as Sergeant Downy *

as Melody Stone * John Brickner as Private First Class Riggs * Kate Mines as Alexandra Tartakoff * Jeff Prewett as Agent Stenson *

Ahmed Best Ahmed Best (born August 19, 1973) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is known for providing the voice and motion capture for the character Jar Jar Binks in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Best likewise collaborated with director Georg ...

as News Reporter * Jeff Prewett as Agent Stenson * Chris Torres as Steve *

Roy Abramsohn ''Escape from Tomorrow'' is a 2013 American independent horror film written and directed by Randy Moore in his directorial debut. It tells the story of an unemployed father having increasingly bizarre experiences and disturbing visions on the la ...

as Artichoke Anchor * Victoria Barabas as Shawn Sanders * Albert Kuo as Some Guy *

Darrell Britt-Gibson Darrell Hadari Britt-Gibson is an American actor, known for his role as Darius "O-Dog" Hill on the HBO series ''The Wire''. He has also appeared on the Showtime series '' Californication'', the Starz series '' Power'', the FX series ''You're t ...

as Other Guy * Mark Chaet as Francis McCarthy * Scott Hoxby as Whit Whitley * T.W. Leshner as Darrell * Anastasia Roussel as Laura Reed * Kerry Stein as Dr. Frieberg * David Trice as Gerald Jones * Jared Ward as Rupert Brannigan * Jessica Rizo as Asia Velasquez * Joseph Will as David Smiliski * as Eugene Bowman

Release

The film premiered in 2013 at

Marché du Film The ''Marché du Film'' (), also called Cannes Film Market, is an annual marketplace for films and one of the world's largest film markets. Established in 1959, it is held annually in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival. In the 2020s, mor ...

at the

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and was distributed by

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in 2015. It was released under the title "President Down" in the United Kingdom.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:W.M.D. (film) 2013 films American war films American independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films