Charles Ferguson made the directorial debut of the year with an insightful and, yes, important documentary about the mistakes made in the build-up and aftermath of the American invasion of Iraq. In a year when American moviegoers flatly rejected numerous films about Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East (in truth, most of them weren’t worth catching), a scrupulously researched account of what went wrong over there probably didn’t seem very inviting. But the brilliance of Ferguson’s film goes beyond academic rigor to encompass a brisk 100-minute running time, an appealing assortment of knowledgeable talking heads and a non-dogmatic approach that calmly states the facts while building to a conclusion of devastating outrage.

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