Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) Online
- Original Title :
- Taxi to the Dark Side
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / Crime / War
- Year :
- 2007
- Directror :
- Alex Gibney
- Cast :
- Alex Gibney,Brian Keith Allen,Moazzam Begg
- Writer :
- Alex Gibney
- Budget :
- $1,000,000
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 1h 46min
- Rating :
- 7.5/10
Using the torture and death in 2002 of an innocent Afghan taxi driver as the touchstone, this film examines changes after 9/11 in U.S. policy toward suspects in the war on terror. Soldiers, their attorneys, one released detainee, U.S. Attorney John Yoo, news footage and photos tell a story of abuse at Bagram Air Base, Abu Ghraib, and Guantanamo Bay. From Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Gonzalez came unwritten orders to use any means necessary. The CIA and soldiers with little training used sleep deprivation, sexual assault, stress positions, waterboarding, dogs and other terror tactics to seek information from detainees. Many speakers lament the loss of American ideals in pursuit of security.
Credited cast: | |||
Alex Gibney | - | Narrator (voice) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Brian Keith Allen | - | Soldier - New York Studio Shoot Reenactment | |
Moazzam Begg | - | Himself - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg) | |
Christopher Beiring | - | Himself - Captain | |
Willie Brand | - | Himself - Military Police | |
George W. Bush | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Jack Cafferty | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Brian Cammack | - | Himself - Military Police | |
William Cassara | - | Himself - Attorney | |
Doug Cassel | - | Himself - Professor | |
Dick Cheney | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Jack Cloonan | - | Himself - Former FBI Agent | |
Damien Corsetti | - | Himself - Military Interrogator | |
Thomas Curtis | - | Himself - Sergeant: Military Police | |
Greg D'Agostino | - | Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment |
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