"Occupation: Dreamland recalls Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, except with real kids." - Adam Sternbergh, New York Magazine

“A respectful and determinedly nonpartisan portrait of regular guys…all doing their best to carry out inchoate orders in an untenable situation.”
– Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

“A grunt’s eye view of the current situation that needs to be seen, regardless of a viewer’s political persuasion.”- Ty Burr, Boston Globe

"The terrific Occupation: Dreamland, a fair-minded grunt's eye view of the war in Iraq that trusts the audience to draw its own conclusions."
- Joshua Land, Village Voice

"By giving these men a forum even before Falluja became a household name and showing what has been conspicously absent from our tv screens - actual footage of the conflict - the [directors] have made something far chewier than the usual bumper-sticker polemics." - David Frear, Time Out New York

"You love the filmmakers...for their open love and respect for the young men." - Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

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“Occupation: Dreamland is a gritty and important film that gives America an important taste of what is going on in Iraq from the inside. The men of the 82nd Airborne have been at the tip of the spear since the start of our combat operations after 9/11. Understanding their experiences and the difficulties they encounter help us all to better understand the war. And why we aren’t winning it.”
– Paul Rieckhoff, Founder, Operation Truth

“The film unflinchingly captures the daily realities of troops in Iraq and offers real insights into the nature of a volunteer army. It is also an important historical document for understanding the buildup to the invasion of Falluja, which for many Iraqis was a turning point and is not often enough cited in explaining how Iraqis have witnessed the war.” – David Enders, GNN blogger, Mother Jones correspondent, author Baghdad Bulletin: The Real Story of the War in Iraq: Reporting from Beyond the Green Zone

"I think this film deserves and should serve a wide audience here at home."
- Wilson "Woody" Powell, Executive Director - Retired, Veterans for Peace
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"Timeless and tragic."
- John Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

"...the invaluable Occupation: Dreamland ... an eerie portrait of a city quietly about to explode and an unnervingly intimate look at eight young soldiers that accords their individuality due scrutiny."
- Dennis Lim, Village Voice

"...a sympathetic look at the average Joe doing duty in hell."
- Jay Weisberg, Variety

"A poignant and haunting portrait of a platoon of U.S. soldiers trying to maintain order in Fallujah..."
- Christopher Kelly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"...a gut-wrenching six weeks in the life of the 82nd Airborne Division... a portrait of tension rising."
- Chris Vognar, The Dallas Morning News