Taxi to the Dark Side

Name: Taxi to the Dark Side
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-01-18
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring, Carl Levin

2008·Movie·106 min·★ 6.9(260)

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“In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned”

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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About Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side is a 2008 English-language documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. The cast is led by Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.

Taxi to the Dark Side was produced by Wider Film Projects and Jigsaw Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on January 18, 2008. Made on a budget of about $1 million, it went on to gross $0 million worldwide.

Director: Alex Gibney
Writers: Alex Gibney
Release date: January 18, 2008
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $1 million
Box office: $0 million
Production: Wider Film Projects, Jigsaw Productions

#taxi#afghanistan#guantanamo bay#torture chamber

Taxi to the Dark Side cast & crew

Taxi to the Dark Side was directed by Alex Gibney and written by Alex Gibney.

The cast features Alex Gibney as Narrator (voice), Brian Keith Allen as Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment, Moazzam Begg as Self - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg), Christopher Beiring as Self - Captain, Carl Levin as Self, and Jack Reed as Self (archive footage).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ivor Guest, cinematography is by Maryse Alberti, and it was produced by Alex Gibney and Susannah Shipman.

Is Taxi to the Dark Side worth watching?

Taxi to the Dark Side holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 260 ratings, a solidly received documentary films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side is worth a place on your watchlist.

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