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Camp X-Ray

Camp X-Ray

Connection takes courage

20146.71h 57m

Overview

A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive squadmates, she strikes up an unusual friendship with one of the detainees.

Directed by Peter Sattler
Written by Peter Sattler
Produced by Gina Kwon
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $60K

Top Cast

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Amy Cole

Payman Maadi

Payman Maadi

Ali

Lane Garrison

Lane Garrison

Randy

J. J. Soria

J. J. Soria

Rico

Ser'Darius Blain

Ser'Darius Blain

Jackson

Cory Michael Smith

Cory Michael Smith

Bergen

Julia Duffy

Julia Duffy

Betty

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Col. Drummond

Marco Khan

Marco Khan

Mahmoud

Kyle Bornheimer

Kyle Bornheimer

Night Shift C.O.

Themes & Keywords

military officerguantanamo bayfemale soldierfemale protagonistamerican abroadmilitary policemilitaryunlikely friendshipdetaineefemaleprisoners

About Camp X-Ray

Camp X-Ray is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of military officer, guantanamo bay, female soldier, female protagonist, american abroad, military police. Directed by Peter Sattler, it stars Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison. A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive squadmates, she strikes up an unusual friendship with one of the detainees.

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