The road to Guantanamo /
A trio of British Muslims vacationing in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 are captured by the American military and sent to the Guantánamo Bay detainment camp. For the next two years, they are imprisoned without any charges officially being filed. They are tortured and interrogated relentlessly, in ho...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Urdu |
| Language Notes: | In English, Urdu with yellow English subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
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Culver City, Calif. :
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1). |
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| Summary: | A trio of British Muslims vacationing in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 are captured by the American military and sent to the Guantánamo Bay detainment camp. For the next two years, they are imprisoned without any charges officially being filed. They are tortured and interrogated relentlessly, in hopes of getting them to "confess" their nonexistent link to Al-Qaida. A fictionalized account of the actual experiences of "The Tipton Three," incorporating interviews, news footage and extensive reenactments by professional actors. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a feature film in 2006. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards: | Berlin International Film Festival, 2006; Silver Berlin Bear - Best Director (Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Marcel Zyskind ; music by Harry Escott & Molly Nyman. |
| ISBN: | 1424830303 9781424830305 |