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2008

Taxi to the Dark Side

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.

Credits

Director

Alex Gibney

Producers

Susannah Shipman , Mette Hoffman Meyer , Todd Wider

Writer

Alex Gibney

Cinematographers

Maryse Alberti , Gregory Andracke

Editor

Sloane Klevin

Composer

Ivor Guest

Cast

Alex Gibney , Brian Keith Allen , Moazzam Begg , Christopher Beiring , Carl Levin , Jack Reed

Studios

Jigsaw Productions , Wider Film Projects

Genre

Documentary

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

3
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) movie poster
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) movie poster
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) movie poster

Awards

2 wins, 6 nominations
Won Best Documentary Slumdog Millionaire 2009
Won Best Documentary Feature Taxi to the Dark Side 2008
Nom Best Documentary Slumdog Millionaire 2009
Nom Best Documentary Slumdog Millionaire 2009
Nom Best Documentary Slumdog Millionaire 2009
Nom Best Documentary Slumdog Millionaire 2009

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