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The Road to Guantanamo
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64 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Starring: Farhad Harun, Riz Ahmed
  • Summary: Part documentary, part dramatization, this film is the terrifying first-hand account of three British citizens who were held for two years without charges in the American military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Roadside Attractions)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Ruthe Stein
    100
    A film that must be seen to understand the sad truths of our times. It's been made with a sensitivity and creativity that's come to exemplify Winterbottom's work.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    88
    Questions the efficacy and, above all, the humanity of what even steadfast Bush supporters like Tony Blair have condemned.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    60
    At the risk of retreating into Waffle House aesthetic relativism, I think the unsettling power of Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross' film stems from its contradictions.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Fantasy
    10
    A masterpiece of both style & techique. Winterbottom's film is biased to the left, of course, but don't let that offend you. He9;s onto something deeper in this deeply unsettling, absolutely mesmerizing work. Winterbottom brings punk chick to the partisan documentary. His shaky camera, untrained actors, and real locations puts us right in the argument. We've all seen talking heads onscreen before, here we have no such luck...so much the better.… Expand
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  2. BobB.
    5
    Agree with Jim G. The film/whatever you want to call it feels incomplete, in a sense, and it just doesn't include much food for thought. I'm a liberal, and I dislike Bush, but I believe the directors of this film should've been thinking more along the lines of "Let's show what we know happened, and make the audience form their own opinions" instead of "Let's show what happened, and at the same time tell the audience what they should believe".… Expand
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  3. Syzygy
    1
    partisan trash. the director laps up everything these poor, defenseless goobers tell him. these innocent and virginal lads were traipsing about the wastelands of afghanistan, admiring butterflies and wildflowers, when the evil americans burst from the sky, snapped them up, and tossed them into dark cells for no conceivable reason whatsoever. funny in a most unintended and pathetc way.… Expand
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