Taxi to the Dark Side 2007

Taxi to the Dark Side 2007 2008 Academy Award Nominee - Best Documentary Feature 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. Taxi to the Dark Side also goes on to examine America's policy on torture and interrogation in general, specifically the CIA's use of torture and their research into sensory deprivation. There is description of the opposition to the use of torture from its political and military opponents, as well as the defence of such methods; the attempts by Congress to uphold the standards of the Geneva Convention forbidding torture; and the popularisation of the use of torture techniques in shows such as "24". The film is said to be the first film to contain images taken within Bagram Air Base. Taxi to the Dark Side is part of the Why democracy? series. The series consists of ten documentary films from around the world questioning and examining contemporary democracy. As part of the series Taxi to the Dark Side will be broadcasted in no less than 35 different countries around the world between the 8th and 18th of October 2007. The BBC cut their broadcast down to 79 minutes. 79 mins. Broadcast copy time. http://www.taxitothedarkside.com/