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Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side

In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned

20086.91h 46m

Overview

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.

Directed by Alex Gibney
Written by Alex Gibney
Produced by Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $275K

Top Cast

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Narrator (voice)

B

Brian Keith Allen

Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment

M

Moazzam Begg

Self - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg)

C

Christopher Beiring

Self - Captain

Carl Levin

Carl Levin

Self

Jack Reed

Jack Reed

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

taxiafghanistanguantanamo baytorture chamber

About Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side is a documentary film released in 2008 exploring themes of taxi, afghanistan, guantanamo bay, torture chamber. Directed by Alex Gibney, it stars Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg. 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.

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