

Documentary
Overview
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.
Top Cast


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


Carl Levin
Carl Levin
Self
Carl Levin
Self


Jack Reed
Jack Reed
Self (archive footage)
Jack Reed
Self (archive footage)
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