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2008 Certificate 15
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"Taxi to the Darkside," the latest prize-winning documentary from Oscar-nominee Alex Gibney, confirms his standing as one of the foremost non-fiction filmmakers working today. A stunning inquiry into the suspicious death of an Afghani taxi driver at Bagram air base in 2002, the film is a fastidiously assembled, uncommonly well-.. Read more

Director Alex Gibney
Genres Documentary

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Taxi To The Dark Side

"Taxi to the Darkside," the latest prize-winning documentary from Oscar-nominee Alex Gibney, confirms his standing as one of the foremost non-fiction filmmakers working today. A stunning inquiry into the suspicious death of an Afghani taxi driver at Bagram air base in 2002, the film is a fastidiously assembled, uncommonly well-researched examination of how an innocent civilian was apprehended, imprisoned, tortured, and ultimately murdered by the greatest democracy on earth. Intermingling documents and records of the incident with candid testimony from eyewitnesses and participants, the film uncovers an inescapable link between the tragic incidents that unfolded in Bagram and the policies made at the very highest level of the United States government in Washington, D.C. Combining the cool detachment of a forensic expert with the heated indignation of a proud American who holds his country to a high standard, Gibney's film reveals how the Bush administration has systematically betrayed the very ideals it professes to uphold.

Director Alex Gibney
Studio REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Documentary
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 30 Jun 2008
Production year: 2008
Format DVD

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  • Powerful. One of the really pivotal indispensible documentaries of this decade. It will stand as an important historical record

    • The New York Times
    • Posted 07 Feb 2008
  • 5 stars out of

    December 2002. An innocent Afghani taxi driver named Dilawar was taken to the US base at Bagram on suspicion of... read more on Time Out

    • Trevor Johnston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Chilling from beginning to End

    Brilliant thought provoking film. I felt sorry for so many in this film and at the end was not sure who to blame but I have given it some thought and I blame the people at the very top who, of course, had very little repercussions in their life. War is a dirty business and full of innocents. This films protrays the nasty side of human beings and it leaves you thinking long after you have seen it. Definitely one to watch. It's not a feel good movie!

      • Minny from London
      • Posted 10 Jul 2008 09:45

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    Rated - 2 stars

    Taxi to the Dark Side

    This is an interesting and informative film, candid interviews with former US soldiers offers an insight into the way they treat prisoners and extract information from them. The film became slightly tedious due to the repetitive format. There is not much variation in the way that the information is presented any my attention wandered after nearly an hour. Probably great if you're obsessed with the 'War on Terror'.

      • A customer from St. Albans
      • Posted 09 Oct 2008 10:48

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