# Where to watch Operation Filmmaker (2008) in the UK

> Operation Filmmaker (2008) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 7 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 2008  
**Runtime:** 92 minutes  
**TMDB rating:** 6.5/10  
**Genres:** Documentary, Comedy  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 7 May 2026 (2026-05-07T03:11:08.623Z)  

## Synopsis

Soon after the fall of Baghdad in 2003, a young and charismatic film student, Muthana Mohmed, stands in the rubble of the city's film school and explains to an American television audience that his dream of becoming a filmmaker has been destroyed - first by Saddam Hussein, then by American bombs. This brief, fortuitous appearance on MTV changes Muthana's life forever. Watching in the United States, actor/director Liev Schreiber stops channel surfing, utterly captivated. Feeling guilty about a war he opposed, Schreiber decides to extend to the unknown Iraqi the opportunity of a lifetime - to come to Prague to work on an American movie, Everything Is Illuminated. On set, frustrated expectations complicate the relationship between Muthana and his American benefactors in what becomes a cross-cultural endeavor gone awry. Filmmaker Nina Davenport becomes increasingly entangled in the young Iraqi's life as his visa is about to expire and the threat of returning to Baghdad looms...

## Streaming options in the United Kingdom

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## Frequently asked questions

**Where can I watch Operation Filmmaker in the UK?**

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