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In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned - Taxi to the Dark Side
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Title: Taxi to the Dark Side

Release Date: 18 Jan 2008

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Wider Film Projects, Jigsaw Productions

Production Companies: Wider Film Projects, Jigsaw Productions

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.976 (225 votes)

Cast

  • Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment: Brian Keith Allen
  • Himself - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg): Moazzam Begg
  • Himself - Captain: Christopher Beiring
  • Narrator (voice): Alex Gibney
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