House Two
World Premiere

House Two

Spotlight Documentary
| USA | 107 MINUTES | English
Documentary
In Haditha, Iraq, in November 2005, U.S. Marines killed 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women, and children—some of them at close range inside a small back bedroom in what investigators would later dub “House Two.” The incident did not come to light until six months later, when Time reported on it; the eventual trial became the largest, most expensive criminal investigation in Marine history. At its center was Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the highest-ranking soldier on site, who would become the only participant to stand trial.

Director Michael Epstein interviews and observes Wuterich and his legal team as they prepare for the trial, and he obtains candid recollections from the two N.C.I.S. special agents in charge of the forensic investigation. What he finds is a narrative far murkier than the one spun by the Marine Corps, a narrative in which Wuterich’s right to a fair trial conflicts with the desire to move past what defense attorney Haytham Faraj described as “a very ugly chapter in Marine Corps history.” A daunting but necessary search for clarity, House Two asks vital questions about the justice in the American armed forces and what it means when the most honorable institution in the country doesn’t meet the most basic standard for justice, truth, or integrity.

—Brian Gordon

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein is an award-winning filmmaker who has been nominated for an Academy Award® and has won two Peabody Awards, two Emmys®, and other industry honors. His prior films include LennoNYC, Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company, and The Battle Over Citizen Kane.
Director
Michael Epstein
Producer
Michael Epstein, Tony Wood
Cinematographer
Michael Epstein, Michael Chin, Pat O'Donnell, Michael Canzoniero
Editor
Edward Barteski Jr., R.A. Fedde
Composer
Joel Goodman
Executive Producer
Stanley Buchthal, Adam Pincus, Michael Bloom, Josh Braun
Associate Producer
Laura Snow, Kathryn Lord, Kate Gill

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Submarine Entertainment
New York, NY 10013
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Josh Braun
Submarine Entertainment
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212 625 1410
info@submarine.com
Press Contact
Susan Norget
Susan Norget Film Promotion
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 917 833 3056
susan@norget.com
US Sales Contact
Josh Braun
Submarine Entertainment
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212 625 1410
info@submarine.com
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