Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side

Movie·2008·1h 46m

Taxi to the Dark Side

In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

Alex Gibney, Don Edkins

Cinematography

Maryse Alberti

Music

Ivor Guest

Editor

Sloane Klevin

Themes

taxiafghanistanguantanamo baytorture chamber

Production House

Wider Film Projects
Jigsaw Productions

Audience Score

69%

257 votes

Skip10%
Timepass24%
Go for it38%
Perfection28%

// cast

Cast

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Narrator (voice)

Brian Keith Allen

Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment

Moazzam Begg

Self - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg)

Christopher Beiring

Self - Captain

Carl Levin

Carl Levin

Self

Jack Reed

Jack Reed

Self (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Director, Writer, Producer

Ivor Guest

Original Music Composer

Maryse Alberti

Maryse Alberti

Director of Photography

Gregory Andracke

Director of Photography

Sloane Klevin

Editor

Don Edkins

Executive Producer

Don Glascoff

Executive Producer

Mette Heide

Executive Producer

Mette Hoffman Meyer

Executive Producer

Eva Orner

Producer

Susannah Shipman

Producer

Jedd Wider

Executive Producer

Todd Wider

Executive Producer

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