Summary:
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.
| Runtime: | 106 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for disturbing images, and content involving torture and graphic nudity. |
| Production: | Jigsaw Productions |
| Genres: | Crime, War, Documentary |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alex Gibney | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alex Gibney | Written By |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alex Gibney | Narrator |
| Brian Cammack | Himself - Military Police |
| Brian Keith Allen | Soldier - New York Studio Shoot Reenactment |
| Christopher Beiring | Himself - Captain |
| Damien Corsetti | Himself - Military Interrogator |
| Dick Cheney | Himself |
| Doug Cassel | Himself - Professor |
| George W. Bush | Himself |
| Greg D'Agostino | Soldier - New York Studio Shoot Reenactment |
| Jack Cafferty | Himself |
| Jack Cloonan | Himself - Former FBI Agent |
| Moazzam Begg | Himself - Torture Victim |
| Thomas Curtis | Himself - Sergeant, Military Police |
| William Cassara | Himself - Attorney |
| Willie Brand | Himself - Military Police |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alex Gibney | Producer |
| Blair Foster | Co-Producer |
| Don Edkins | Executive Producer: Steps International |
| Don Glascoff | Executive Producer |
| Eva Orner | Producer |
| Hans Robert Eisenhauer | Commissioning Editor: ZDF/Arte |
| Jedd Wider | Executive Producer |
| Martin Fisher | Co-Producer |
| Mette Heide | Executive Producer: Steps International |
| Robert Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Sidney Blumenthal | Executive Producer |
| Sloane Klevin | Co-Producer |
| Susannah Shipman | Producer |
| Todd Wider | Executive Producer |
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