First to Fall
7.7
First to Fall follows two young civilian expatriate 'rebels' on their 8-month journey to liberate Libya, their home country. Carrying cameras along with guns into battle, they took lenses where no documentary has gone before, capturing the madness of the Libyan front lines firsthand. Director Rachel Beth Anderson's distinct female perspective reveals their dramatic transformation as these young men give up comfortable, stable lives in Canada to take up arms against a corrupt regime and risk their lives in a brutal, chaotic war. Anderson's incredible access provides audiences a personal connection to this honest, witty, at times shocking, modern coming of age tale.
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Timothy Grucza Director · Rachel Beth Anderson Director Christina Burchard Writer
United States release June 18, 2014 · Produced in Canada, Libya, United Kingdom, United States · Languages Arabic, English
Production
Market Road Films
Production
Roast Beef Productions
Production
Canada · Libya · United Kingdom · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 2014
Theatrical
United States · June 18, 2014
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Brazil
September 27, 2014 · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Italy
June 9, 2014 · Biografilm Festival
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