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.
Run Time
106 min, Finland:53 min (TV)
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Rating Details
Rated R for disturbing images, and content involving torture and graphic nudity.
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Keyword
Guantanamo Bay, Torture, Taxi, Afghanistan, Taxi Driver
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Colour
Color
Special Genre
Culture & Society [nf]
Film Type
Documentary
Themes
Murder Investigations
Tones
Earnest, Disturbing
Mood
Food for Thought
Has Detailed Data (New)
10, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Wikipedia Text
Taxi to the Dark Side is a 2007 documentary film directed by American filmmaker Alex Gibney, and produced by Eva Orner and Susannah Shipman, which won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It focuses on the murder of an Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar, beaten to death by American soldiers while being held in extrajudicial detention at the Bagram Air Base.
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