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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Alex Gibney |
| Genre: |
Education/General Interest |
| Subgenre: |
Soldiers · George W. Bush · Media Arts · Prison |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
774212000171 |
| Release Date: |
2007 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 46min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 46min
Release Company: Image Entertainment, Inc. (September 30, 2008)
UPC: 014381494020 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Alex Gibney |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/01/2008, P.58, Will Lawrence): 5 stars out of 5 -- "[Gibney] elicits a string of candid interviews from American servicemen, and yet his enquiry aims higher, scaling the chain of command before laying the blame on the uppermost echelons of the US administration." |
| More Information |
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Alex Gibney's TAXI FROM THE DARK SIDE is a perpetually shocking documentary about the Bush administration's use of torture when dealing with political prisoners, with a particular focus on those captured in Iraq and Afghanistan. The title of Gibney's movie is derived from the treatment meted out to an Afghani taxi driver named Dilawar, who was mistakenly fingered as a terrorist, then killed during a torture session conducted by American troops. Despite the title, Dilawar's case is just a small part in Gibney's jigsaw, as the director uses excruciating and comprehensive details surrounding the taxi driver's death as a starting point in his search for the people who have permitted such incidents to occur. Gut-wrenching and fully uncensored pictures from Abu-Ghraib feature alongside interviews with military personnel (some of whom tortured Dilawar) as Gibney's search slowly heads into the upper echelons of the military and, ultimately, into the Bush regime itself. <br> <br> TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE is a power... |
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