Camp xray, a kristen stewartstarring guantanamo bay. The road to guantanamo is the story of four friends who set off from the. Directed by michael winterbotton, mat whitecross and starring riz ahmed, ewan bailey, steven beckingham and george w. Participants completed emotion ratings on the same index as in the online. 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. The road to guantanamo 2006 in september 2001 several british muslim friends go to pakistan to attend a wedding. Transnational feminism in film and media, 26, 2007. Also known as aka original title the road to guantanamo.
As the washington post reported in july 2007, the word came in may 2006. Cofinanced by englands channel 4, this film cant be faulted for looking a big rushed. 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. Bbc news entertainment guantanamo film reopens debate. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Rtuks what to watch at the edinburgh film festival. Then again, i dont need oxycontin to function daily. Rent the road to guantanamo 2006 on dvd and bluray. Known as the tipton three, in reference to their home town in britain, the three were eventually returned to britain and released. Michael winterbottoms awardwinning docufiction is based on firsthand interviews with the tipton three, the three male british prisoners released in 2003 from guantanamo bay. I hope now that it has an american distributor, more people will be exposed to it.
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. A very well done documentary with excellent documentary reinactments. The road to guantanamo 2006 the movie database tmdb. As of now, as the film reminds us as the credits roll, guantanamo still holds 500 inmates, of whom just nine have been charged. The road to guantanamo 2006 r 03092006 us documentary, drama 1h 35m user score. The road to guantanamo 2006 michael winterbottom, mat. The road to guantanamo ou une fois, vous pouvez noter ce film. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Surprisingly, the road to guantanamo had a lower success rate for. Although mohammed was released in september 2007, he had almost left the prison in may 2006. 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. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Now, with the road to guantanamo, a partly dramatised feature film. With riz ahmed, farhad harun, waqar siddiqui, arfan usman.
A film set for the elicitation of emotion in research. The young men shafiq rasul, asif iqbal and ruhel ahmed fly to pakistan a few weeks after sept. As of july 1, there were about 230 prisoners left at guantanamo, although. Watch the road to guantanamo full movie online video. March 2007 that at least 29 detainees had reengaged in terrorist activity. 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. Britons who were the focus of the 2006 film the road to guantanamo, which. I am sure the rightwing demagogues will attack it as antiamerican and tell us that seeing it would be unpatriotic. Now he applauds michael winterbottoms awardwinning film of their ordeal. 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. Film ist weder richtig lehrreich als dokumentation noch spannend als unterhaltungsfilm.
The film uses interviews with the actual people, along with new footage and reenactments of the events that took place. The road to guantanamo trailer 2006 the road to guantanamo is a docudrama about the incarceration of three british detainees at a detainment camp in. 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 similarly weaves together interviews, archival news footage, and reenactment, walking the line between documentary and madefortv drama in fact, the film was first. She did not clarify what the actors had done to arouse suspicion. The road to guantanamo 2006 trailers and clips moviefone. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. One of the actors said he was denied access to a lawyer and was badgered about future roles in. Mexico 1 june 2007 limited poland 23 july 2007 era new horizons film festival bulgaria 28 september 2007. After welcome to sarajevo and in this world, the road to guantanamo is michael winterbottoms most important film.
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. According to bbcnews ahmed said he was asked if he intended to make any more political films. In camp xray, which made its premiere at the 2014 sundance film festival, kristen stewart plays a rookie guard at guantanamo bay who strikes up a friendship with a detainee. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Which brings us to winterbottoms newest, the road to guantanamo. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the road to guantanamo near you. 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. For a complete list of the items see joint task force guantanamo, camp. Watch the movie trailer for the road to guantanamo 2006. The film s depiction of guantanamo was made all the more poignant as news became public that three detainees had committed suicide in what the camp commander cynically described as an act of asymmetric warfare, and what others have described as a good pr move by the detainees. Rent the road to guantanamo 2006 starring riz ahmed and farhad harun on dvd and bluray. Bushtony blair press conference at the white house. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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. Part drama, part documentary, the road to guantanamo focuses on the tipton three. Their epic journey is told through a mixture of interviews, archive and recreation of their story. Winner of the 2006 berlin film festival for best director. Cast and crew credits for road to guantanamo, the, 2006, directed by michael winterbottom, with waqar siddiqui, arfan usman, riz ahmed, at turner classic movies. 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. The title may evoke the bing crosby and bob hope road movies of the 1940s, travelthemed musical comedies with a vaguely racist depiction of nonamericans, but the exotic journey embarked upon by the socalled tipton three was to take them into areas that were politically incorrect in. Just days after 911, t he three men traveled to pakistan to attend a wedding.
The road to guantanamo, alternatively the road to guantanamo, is a british 2006 docudrama film. This drama based on true events tells the story of three british muslims wrongly captured in afghanistan and sent to guantanamo bay. 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. They decide to visit afghanistan, but they find kandahar under attack and flee to.
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