The road to guantanamo 2006 in september 2001 several british muslim friends go to pakistan to attend a wedding. The road to guantanamo 2006 trailers and clips moviefone. Directed by michael winterbotton, mat whitecross and starring riz ahmed, ewan bailey, steven beckingham and george w. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Judging from the attention it has already attracted here, the film looks set to reignite the whole debate about the guantanamo bay american detention camp. It is a personal account of events, told partly to. The road to guantanamo, based on the testimony of three british muslims captured in afghanistan in 2001, is a wrenching and dismaying. Duration 1 min 52 sec views 12,721 posted on november 21, 2007 director michael winterbottom writer michael winterbottom studio roadside attractions release june 23, 2006. Part drama, part documentary, the road to guantanamo focuses on the tipton three, a trio of british muslims who were held in guantanamo bay for two years. David remes, longtime guantanamo habeas defense counsel, writes in with this recap of major guantanamo developments in 20. The road to guantanamo trailer directed by michael winterbottom, mat whitecross. In places, scenes were shot in tv format, distinguishing them from the more filmic reconstructions. The road to guantanamo is a terrifying firsthand account of three young men, british nationals of muslim faith who were held for two years without charges in the american military prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. One of the most eagerly awaited films at this years berlin film festival, the road to guantanamo by british director michael winterbottom, is premiered in the german capital on wednesday.
Convenient omissions on the road to guantanamo truthdig. They decide to visit afghanistan, but they find kandahar under. The movie was shot on location in afghanistan, pakistan and iran which doubled as cuba, and through the use of real locations and handheld camera work, it truly puts you in the shoes of the tipton three. With riz ahmed, farhad harun, waqar siddiqui, arfan usman. Now, with the road to guantanamo, a partly dramatised feature film directed by michael winterbottom and mat whitecross, rasul, iqbal, ahmed and the furore surrounding them are back.
Bush transferred more than 500 and, so far, president barack obama has transferred. Part drama, part documentary, the road to guantanamo focuses on the tipton three, a trio of british muslims who were held in guantanamo bay for two years until they were released without charge. Documentary, released between 20060101 and 20061231 imdb. The road to guantanamo 2006 the movie database tmdb. Wanneer je een dvd van mn wenslijst wilt aanbieden ben ik bereid om meerdere dvds tegen 1 te ruilen. Je mag natuurlijk wel een link naar een externe pagina plaatsen, samen.
Known as the tipton three, in reference to their home town in britain, the three were eventually returned to britain and released, still having had no formal charges ever made against them at any time during their ordeal. At the very beginning of the road to guantanamo, the moral ambiguity of the present and foreseeably long continuous war on terror is placed centre stage. Incidentally, after the road to guantanamo won a silver bear at this years berlin festival, the three friends and assorted cast members were questioned by police at a london airport upon their return. The road to guantanamo michael winterbottom 2006 91min. The road to guantanamo is a disturbing and very well made docudrama about three friends from england who were imprisoned in guantanamo. The road to guantanamo, alternatively the road to guantanamo, is a british 2006 docudrama film written and directed by michael winterbottom and mat whitecross about the incarceration of three british citizens the tipton three, who were captured in 2001 in afghanistan and detained by the united states there and for more than two years at the detainment camp in guantanamo bay naval base, cuba.
The road to guantanamo 2006 michael winterbottom, mat. The road to guantanamo 2006 official trailer, organic. Financial analysis of the road to guantanamo 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Michael winterbottoms awardwinning docufiction is based on firsthand interviews with the tipton three, the three male british prisoners released in 2003 from guantanamo bay. Last nights the road to guantanamo was interesting viewing. They decide to visit afghanistan, but they find kandahar under attack and flee to. Rent the road to guantanamo 2006 on dvd and bluray. David rose on the road to guantanamo film the guardian. However, the bbc style commentary, and the angles chosen for some of the action, did not ring quite true. A gutwrenching and riveting docudrama that serves as a stinging indictment of u.
The road to guantanamo, alternatively the road to guantanamo, is a british 2006 docudrama film written and directed by michael winterbottom and mat. An awardwinning, intense, political, docudrama about the tipton three, a trio of british muslims who were held in guantanamo bay for two years until they were released without charge. But americas bigger challenge is deciding what to do with tomorrows prisoners in a war without end. The road to guantanamo 2006 cast and crew in september 2001 several british muslim friends go to pakistan to attend a wedding. Documentary, docudrama sorted by popularity ascending imdb.
The road to guantanamo 2006 r 03092006 us documentary, drama 1h 35m user score. What would happen if you were on vacation in afghanistan and were accused wrongly of being a terrorist and taken to the u. To protest their openended detention, the detainees staged a sevenmonth hunger strike. Known as the tipton three, in reference to their home town in britain, the three were eventually returned to britain and released. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the road to guantanamo near you. Although these are shoes that few of us would actually want to be in, the road to guantanamo is an experience designed to shake you up. Watch the road to guantanamo 2006 full movie free online. Compiled between 2002 and january 2009 by the joint task force that has primary responsibility for their detention and interrogation of the prisoners, these detailed military assessments therefore provided. The prison warden broke the strike by making their lives too miserable to. The road to guantanamo is een britse documentaire van michael.
This drama based on true events tells the story of three british muslims wrongly captured in afghanistan and sent to guantanamo bay. Two years ago, david rose was the first journalist to interview the tipton three after their release from guantanamo bay. The road to guantanamo 2006 is a documentary, drama movie starring riz ahmed and farhad harun. Ze werden twee jaar in guantanamo bay vastgehouden, alvorens ze, zonder dat er een. One of the actors said he was denied access to a lawyer and was badgered about future roles in. The road to guantanamo 2006 cast and crew moviefone. President obama has begun his final push to close the offshore prison. The film uses interviews with the actual people, along with. Watch the movie trailer for the road to guantanamo 2006. Cofinanced by englands channel 4, this film cant be faulted for looking a big rushed. Rent the road to guantanamo 2006 starring riz ahmed and farhad harun on dvd and bluray. The terrifying firsthand account of three british citizens who were held for two years without charges in the american military prison at guantanamo bay, cuba.
Bbc news entertainment guantanamo film reopens debate. Bushtony blair press conference at the white house. Winner of the silver bear at the 2006 berlin film festival, the road to guantanamo, directed by michael winterbottom and mat whitecross, uses interviews, news footage, and reenactments to tell the story of the tipton three, young british men of pakistani descent who were detained for over two years without charges at guantanamo bay by the american military. Ruhel ahmed, asif iqbal, shafiq rasul, riz ahmed, farhad harun, waqar siddiqui, arfan usman, michael. Summation the year saw heightened misery for the detainees, but also glimmers of hope. Winner of the 2006 berlin film festival for best director. Two military lawyers clash over the fate of an accused terrorist as the personal stakes rise for all those touched by his case. The road to guantanamo similarly weaves together interviews, archival news footage, and reenactment, walking the line between documentary and madefortv drama in fact, the film was first. Drama documentaire film geregisseerd door michael winterbottom en mat whitecross. The road to guantanamo is the story of four friends who set off from the midlands in september 2001 for an innocent wedding and holiday in pakistan. As of now, as the film reminds us as the credits roll, guantanamo still holds 500 inmates, of whom just nine have been charged. On the road to guantanamo bay charlotte moore examines an ambitious historical novel that covers the atom bomb, the partition of india and september 11, 2001. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external websites. Which brings us to winterbottoms newest, the road to guantanamo.
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