The road to guantanamo 2006 in september 2001 several british muslim friends go to pakistan to attend a wedding. Their epic journey is told through a mixture of interviews, archive and recreation of their story. Mexico 1 june 2007 limited poland 23 july 2007 era new horizons film festival bulgaria 28 september 2007. 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. Known as the tipton three, in reference to their home town in britain, the three were eventually returned to britain and released. The road to guantanamo 2006 michael winterbottom, mat. The road to guantanamo 2006 r 03092006 us documentary, drama 1h 35m user score. Guantanamo and its aftermath berkeley law university of. Lists of former guantanamo bay detainees alleged to have. Rent the road to guantanamo 2006 starring riz ahmed and farhad harun on dvd and bluray. As i write this, i am coming to a conclusion that no, i do not believe that they were innocents abroad.
Guantanamo and its aftermath center for constitutional rights. Watch the road to guantanamo full movie online video. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. One of the actors said he was denied access to a lawyer and was badgered about future roles in. The film was screened out of competition at the 2007 cannes film festival. With riz ahmed, farhad harun, waqar siddiqui, arfan usman. Michael winterbottoms awardwinning docufiction is based on firsthand interviews with the tipton three, the three male british prisoners released in 2003 from guantanamo bay.
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. Film finances completion guarantor goldcrest post production london sound rerecorded at itfc translations itn archive archival footage ko. Financial analysis of the road to guantanamo 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. None of the things that are depicted in this so called documentary actually happened while i was stationed there. 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 unt. The road to guantanamo plot summary trailer youtube. Also known as aka original title the road to guantanamo. It is an adaptation of mariane pearl s memoir, a mighty heart. Formerly secret joint task force guantanamo assessment. 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. Bushtony blair press conference at the white house. The road to guantanamo pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the road to guantanamo pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie. They were amongst the first detainees to be repatriated from gitmo in march 2004 and.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the road to guantanamo near you. 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. Rent the road to guantanamo 2006 on dvd and bluray. Film ist weder richtig lehrreich als dokumentation noch spannend als unterhaltungsfilm. 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. I am not going to go into my political views on the camp, but will state. Just days after 911, t he three men traveled to pakistan to attend a wedding. 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 film, the road to guantanamo 2006 is a docudrama by the director michael winterbottom based on their accounts of their capture, interrogations and detention. Cofinanced by englands channel 4, this film cant be faulted for looking a big rushed.
The road to guantanamo 2006 the movie database tmdb. Two of the men had been cleared by the military for release. 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 terrifying firsthand account of three british citizens who were held for two years without charges in the american military prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. 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. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. 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.
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. Overview of road to guantanamo, the, 2006, directed by michael winterbottom, with arfan usman, waqar siddiqui, riz ahmed, at turner classic movies. Bbc news entertainment guantanamo film reopens debate. Ahmed said he was asked if he intended to make any more political films. Having completed their training, in november 2000 they headed to the. 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. They decide to visit afghanistan, but they find kandahar under attack and flee to. Ive decided that i needed to say something about this film. 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. Guantanamo bay detention camp is a joint military prison and interrogation camp under the leadership of joint task force guantanamo jtfgtmo which has occupied a portion of the united states navys base at guantanamo bay, cuba since 2002. Part drama, part documentary, the road to guantanamo focuses on the tipton. Guantanamo bay homicide accusations were made regarding the deaths of three prisoners on june 10, 2006 at the united states guantanamo bay detention camp for enemy combatants at its naval base in cuba.
Camp xray, a kristen stewartstarring guantanamo bay. 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. The united states department of defense dod claimed their deaths at the time as suicides, although their families and the saudi. As of now, as the film reminds us as the credits roll, guantanamo still holds 500 inmates, of whom just nine have been charged. David rose on the road to guantanamo film the guardian. 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. A mighty heart is a 2007 drama film directed by michael winterbottom.
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