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Taxi to the dark side
Title
Taxi to the dark side [videorecording] / Jigsaw Productions presents ; in association with Tall Woods, LLC and Wider Film Projects ; written & directed by Alex Gibney ; produced by Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman ; produced in association with The Discovery Channel ; X-Ray Productions.
Published
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, c2008.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features (72 min.): optional audio commentary by Alex Gibney; interview with Frank Gibney (16 min.); 5 outtakes (22 min. total); David Brancaccio interviews Alex Gibney for PBS Now (18 min.); Robert Scheer interviews Alex Gibney on Link TV (14 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Cinematography, Maryse Alberti, Greg Andracke ; editor, Sloane Klevin ; original music by Ivor Guest, Robert Logan ; additional music by Mario Grigorov.
Predominantly in English; some dialogue in Pashto with English subtitles. Optional Spanish subtitles throughout.
Closed-captioned.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2008.
Summary
An investigation into the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. Takes an in-depth look at the case of Afghan taxi driver Dilawar, who was suddenly detained by the U.S. military one afternoon and died in his Bagram prison cell five days later.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 08, 2011
Credits
Cinematography, Maryse Alberti, Greg Andracke ; editor, Sloane Klevin ; original music by Ivor Guest, Robert Logan ; additional music by Mario Grigorov.
Performers
Narrated by Alex Gibney.
System details note
DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo; widescreen (1.78:1)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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