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Taxi to the Dark Side

2008 · 106 min

A sobering, methodical documentary that exposes the machinery of torture, leaving you disturbed and angry long after it ends.

Directed by: Alex Gibney
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg

Tagline: In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned
Overview: An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.

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Directed by: Alex Gibney
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg

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Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
power
corruption
justice
guilt
Places: military
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Alex Gibney
Written by: Alex Gibney
Starring: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring, Carl Levin, Jack Reed
Music: Ivor Guest
Cinematography: Maryse Alberti, Gregory Andracke
Runtime: 106 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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