Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side

7.0

Jan 18 2008

2h 46m

Documentary

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.

Brian Keith Allen

Brian Keith Allen

Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment

Moazzam Begg

Moazzam Begg

Himself - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg)

Christopher Beiring

Christopher Beiring

Himself - Captain

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Narrator (voice)

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