Taxi to the dark side
(DVD)

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Contributors
Gibney, Alex. Screenwriter
Orner, Eva. Producer
Shipman, Susannah. Producer
Jigsaw Productions.
Tall Woods (Firm)
Published
[Chatsworth, CA] : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2008].
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Los Osos Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
363.32097
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Abu Ghraib Prison.
Documentary films.
Human rights.
Nonfiction films.
Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Afghanistan.
Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Prisoners of war -- Government policy -- United States.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Other Subjects
Guerra contra el terrorismo -- 2001- -- Prisioneros y prisiones.
Prisioneros de guerra -- Afganista?n.
Prisioneros de guerra -- Poli?tica gubernamental -- Estados Unidos.

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Published
[Chatsworth, CA] : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
014381494020

Notes

General Note
Special features: commentary by director Alex Gibney; Frank Gibney interview; outtakes; Alex Gibney on PBS Now; Robert Scheer interviews; Alex Gibney on Link TV; trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, Sloane Klevin ; cinematography by Maryse Alberti, Greg Andracke ; music, Ivor Guest, Robert Logan ; narrator, Alex Gibney.
Description
The case of an Afghan taxi driver beaten to death in 2002 while in U.S. military custody forms the heart of this examination of the abuses committed during the detainment and interrogation of political prisoners. When New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall investigates the death of cab driver Dilawar--officially declared by the military to be from natural causes--she uncovers incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. Includes images from Bagram Air Force Base and Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons. Demonstrates how one man's life and death symbolizes the erosion of our civil rights.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Language
English and Pashto with English subtitles; with optional English SDH and Spanish subtitles.
Awards
Academy Awards, 2008: Best Documentary, Features.

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