|
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) 7.9
Ratings:
7.9/10 from 5,316 users
Metascore: 82/100
Reviews: 34 user | 83 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Alex GibneyWriter:Alex Gibney |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Man on Wire
(2008)
Documentary
|
Biography
Director:
James Marsh
Stars:
Philippe Petit,
Jean François Heckel,
Jean-Louis Blondeau
No End in Sight
(2007)
Documentary
|
War
Director:
Charles Ferguson
Stars:
Campbell Scott,
Gerald Burke,
Ali Fadhil
Standard Operating Procedure
(2008)
Documentary
|
Crime
|
War
Director:
Errol Morris
Stars:
Megan Ambuhl Graner,
Javal Davis,
Ken Davis
Ônibus 174
(2002)
Documentary
|
Crime
Directors:
José Padilha,
Felipe Lacerda
Stars:
Anonymous,
Sandro do Nascimento,
Rodrigo Pimentel
Documentary
|
War
Director:
Errol Morris
Stars:
Robert McNamara,
Fidel Castro,
John F. Kennedy
Deliver Us from Evil
(2006)
Documentary
|
Crime
Director:
Amy Berg
Stars:
Adam,
Jeff Anderson,
Thomas Doyle
Restrepo
(2010)
Documentary
|
War
Directors:
Tim Hetherington,
Sebastian Junger
Stars:
The Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,
Juan 'Doc Restrepo,
Dan Kearney
Cocaine Cowboys
(2006)
Documentary
|
Crime
Director:
Billy Corben
Stars:
Jon Roberts,
Al Sunshine,
Sam Burstyn
Murder on a Sunday Morning
(2001)
Crime
|
Documentary
Director:
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Stars:
Ann Finnell,
Patrick McGuinness,
James Williams
Documentary
|
Crime
Director:
Kevin Booth
Stars:
Joe Arpaio,
Jello Biafra,
Osama bin Laden
Documentary
|
Crime
Director:
Marina Zenovich
Stars:
Pedro Almodóvar,
Istvan Bajzat,
Steve Barshop
Edit
Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Alex Gibney | ... |
Narrator
(voice)
|
|
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Brian Keith Allen | ... |
Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment
|
|
 |
Moazzam Begg | ... |
Himself - Torture Victim
(as Moazzam Beg)
|
|
|
Christopher Beiring | ... |
Himself - Captain
|
|
|
Willie Brand | ... |
Himself - Military Police
|
| George W. Bush | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
|
|
|
|
Jack Cafferty | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
|
|
|
Brian Cammack | ... |
Himself - Military Police
|
|
|
William Cassara | ... |
Himself - Attorney
|
|
|
Doug Cassel | ... |
Himself - Professor
|
|
|
Dick Cheney | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
|
|
|
Jack Cloonan | ... |
Himself - Former FBI Agent
|
|
|
Damien Corsetti | ... |
Himself - Military Interrogator
|
|
|
Thomas Curtis | ... |
Himself - Sergeant: Military Police
|
| Greg D'Agostino | ... |
Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment
|
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Using the torture and death in 2002 of an innocent Afghan taxi driver as the touchstone, this film examines changes after 9/11 in U.S. policy toward suspects in the war on terror. Soldiers, their attorneys, one released detainee, U.S. Attorney John Yoo, news footage and photos tell a story of abuse at Bagram Air Base, Abu Ghraib, and Guantanamo Bay. From Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Gonzalez came unwritten orders to use any means necessary. The CIA and soldiers with little training used sleep deprivation, sexual assault, stress positions, waterboarding, dogs and other terror tactics to seek information from detainees. Many speakers lament the loss of American ideals in pursuit of security. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Taglines:
In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for disturbing images, and content involving torture and graphic nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 January 2009 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
Pros ti skoteini meria tis dimokratias See more »Filming Locations:
Yakubi, AfghanistanBox Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$13,656 (USA) (18 January 2008)Gross:
$274,661 (USA) (30 May 2008)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
This horrifying documentary won the Oscar for 2007. Using the case of an innocent Afghan taxi driver who were tortured to death by American interrogators in Bagram prison as the starting point, the film chronicles the atrocities committed by the Bush administration in the name of American people and an ill-defined 'war on terror'.
The film is written, directed and narrated by Alex Gibney, son of a high-ranking naval officer who was an interrogator in World War II. A great American and a true patriot, Frank Gibney's final disappointment of what became of the great nation of the United States in the hands of a few liars is heart-wrenching.
There is not a single frame in the film that is not supported by hard evidence. All of the investigation was conducted by Americans whose credentials of decency and patriotism are above suspicion. The film is a chronicle of how paranoia, self-serving deceit and mere stupidity can threaten the very values a great nation was built on. It should be impossible for anyone who watches this meticulous document to ever criticize the veracity of claims put forward by the recent films, Rendition, In the Valley of Elah, or Redacted - flawed as films though that they were.
Every person in the world, especially every American, that cares about the true nature of freedom and the sanctity of the individual (the basic tenets on which America was built) should see this film. How could anyone claim that it would be loved only by the supporters of Taliban is beyond me.