The Green Zone directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon focuses primarily on US involvement in Iraq, 2003, on the eve of the "War on Terror" of George Bush. Although the film focuses more on the behind-the-scenes activities of senior U.S. officials and wartime news agencies, snippets throughout the film portray the Middle East and its inhabitants at a time of political turmoil and backlash, as the people Iraqi is often seen angry. and restless in large groups due to the danger of events happening around them, with the United States now pulling the strings in the war-torn region determining the future of all its citizens. This essay will mainly focus on the theme of politics expressed throughout the film by focusing on some dialogues between characters, analyzing important scenes and settings, and will refer to Edward Said's "orientalism" in arguing that Arabs are often out of place and mistreated by themselves. Set in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, Matt Damon plays Captain Roy Miller, tasked with leading an elite team of Army officers in their search for weapons of mass destruction. Then he is suddenly forced to question American authorities as he unravels a conspiracy behind US involvement in Iraq. At the time of filming the film in 2010, several years had passed since the start of the war on terrorism, which resulted in "between 97,461 and 106,348 civilian deaths as of July". Considering the filmographic background of director Paul Greengrass who directed United 93 (2006), the first feature film to focus the narrative on the events of September 11th, and in an interview he describes cinema as "the union of a topic, the union of a creative topic during their making, and that a...... middle of paper ......ar in numbers", December 14, 2011, http://www.bbc.com/news/world -middle-east -11107739 (accessed May 15, 2014). CNN Library, 'Iraq Most Wanted Fast Facts', 30 October 2013, http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/iraq-most-wanted-fast-facts, (accessed 12 May 2014).Hussein, A, A., Edward Said Criticism and Society, New York, Verso, 2004IMDB, Igal Naor, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620981/, (Accessed May 4, 2014) Kennedy, V., Edward Said: A Critical Introduction, UK, Polity Press, 2000'Paul Greengrass in Conversation', (online video), 2012, http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uU8bSiq4coY, (accessed 12 May 2014).TV Guide, 'Paul Greengrass Biography', http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/paul.greengrass/bio/182359 (accessed 5 May 2014).Trav, 'Urban Dictionary: Hajji', http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hajji, 2004, (accessed 12 May 2014).