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Critic Scott Tobias
rated 8

...Gibney gets an impressive number of people on record, from those MPs directly involved in Dilawar's case to the men inWashington who helped formulate...interrogation standards that left a lot of room for interpretation.

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Cast & Crew

Alex Gibney
As Narrator (voice)
Alex Gibney
Director
Alex Gibney
Writer
Brian Keith Allen
As Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment
Christopher Beiring
As Self - Captain
Moazzam Begg
As Self - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg)
Ivor Guest
Composer

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What is Taxi to the Dark Side about? Toggle content

"Taxi to the Dark Side" is a chilling documentary that exposes the brutal truth behind the US military's use of torture in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay. The film tells the story of Dilawar, an innocent Afghan taxi driver who was arrested, tortured, and killed in 2002, and the investigation that followed his death. Through interviews with journalists, military personnel, and prisoners, the documentary reveals the devastating consequences of a policy that sanctioned torture and violated human rights. A powerful and thought-provoking exposé that sheds light on the dark side of the war on terror.

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When was Taxi to the Dark Side released in theaters? Toggle content

Taxi to the Dark Side was released in theaters on April 30, 2007.