With riz ahmed, farhad harun, waqar siddiqui, arfan usman. Just days after 911, t he three men traveled to pakistan to attend a wedding. According to bbcnews ahmed said he was asked if he intended to make any more political films. This film is not the evenhanded trial the tipton three were denied during their time at camps xray and delta, the usas extralegal detention centres at guantanamo. 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. The road to guantanamo similarly weaves together interviews, archival news footage, and reenactment, walking the line between documentary and madefortv drama in fact, the film was first. As of now, as the film reminds us as the credits roll, guantanamo still holds 500 inmates, of whom just nine have been charged. Cofinanced by englands channel 4, this film cant be faulted for looking a big rushed. Now he applauds michael winterbottoms awardwinning film of their ordeal. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Watch the movie trailer for the road to guantanamo 2006. The road to guantanamo 2006 r 03092006 us documentary, drama 1h 35m user score.
Participants completed emotion ratings on the same index as in the online. Known as the tipton three, in reference to their home town in britain, the three were eventually returned to britain and released. This drama based on true events tells the story of three british muslims wrongly captured in afghanistan and sent to guantanamo bay. As the washington post reported in july 2007, the word came in may 2006. The road to guantanamo 2006 the movie database tmdb. Watch the road to guantanamo full movie online video.
Bbc news entertainment guantanamo film reopens debate. Surprisingly, the road to guantanamo had a lower success rate for. The young men shafiq rasul, asif iqbal and ruhel ahmed fly to pakistan a few weeks after sept. Camp xray, a kristen stewartstarring guantanamo bay. I hope now that it has an american distributor, more people will be exposed to it. The road to guantanamo 2006 in september 2001 several british muslim friends go to pakistan to attend a wedding. 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. The road to guantanamo is the story of four friends who set off from the. The road to guantanamo 2006 the road to guantanamo. Although mohammed was released in september 2007, he had almost left the prison in may 2006.
The road to guantanamo 2006 michael winterbottom, mat. Mexico 1 june 2007 limited poland 23 july 2007 era new horizons film festival bulgaria 28 september 2007. Also known as aka original title the road to guantanamo. A film set for the elicitation of emotion in research. 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. 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.
After welcome to sarajevo and in this world, the road to guantanamo is michael winterbottoms most important film. The road to guantanamo will drive you crazy, if you arent crazy yet. I am sure the rightwing demagogues will attack it as antiamerican and tell us that seeing it would be unpatriotic. 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. The title may evoke the bing crosby and bob hope road movies of the 1940s, travelthemed musical comedies with a vaguely racist depiction of nonamericans, but the exotic journey embarked upon by the socalled tipton three was to take them into areas that were politically incorrect in. Rtuks what to watch at the edinburgh film festival. The road to guantanamo ou une fois, vous pouvez noter ce film. 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. Which brings us to winterbottoms newest, the road to guantanamo. Michael winterbottoms awardwinning docufiction is based on firsthand interviews with the tipton three, the three male british prisoners released in 2003 from guantanamo bay. They decide to visit afghanistan, but they find kandahar under attack and flee to. Now, with the road to guantanamo, a partly dramatised feature film.
The film s depiction of guantanamo was made all the more poignant as news became public that three detainees had committed suicide in what the camp commander cynically described as an act of asymmetric warfare, and what others have described as a good pr move by the detainees. Convenient omissions on the road to guantanamo truthdig. Rent the road to guantanamo 2006 on dvd and bluray. 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. Film ist weder richtig lehrreich als dokumentation noch spannend als unterhaltungsfilm. Britons who were the focus of the 2006 film the road to guantanamo, which. 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. A very well done documentary with excellent documentary reinactments. She did not clarify what the actors had done to arouse suspicion. Then again, i dont need oxycontin to function daily.
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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The road to guantanamo, alternatively the road to guantanamo, is a british 2006 docudrama film. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the road to guantanamo near you. Directed by michael winterbotton, mat whitecross and starring riz ahmed, ewan bailey, steven beckingham and george w.
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. March 2007 that at least 29 detainees had reengaged in terrorist activity. One of the actors said he was denied access to a lawyer and was badgered about future roles in. The film uses interviews with the actual people, along with new footage and reenactments of the events that took place. This essay reads anna pereras young adult novel guantanamo boy 2009. 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. As of july 1, there were about 230 prisoners left at guantanamo, although. Part drama, part documentary, the road to guantanamo focuses on the tipton three. Winner of the 2006 berlin film festival for best director. The road to guantanamo 2006 trailers and clips moviefone. Transnational feminism in film and media, 26, 2007. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Their epic journey is told through a mixture of interviews, archive and recreation of their story. 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. For a complete list of the items see joint task force guantanamo, camp. David rose on the road to guantanamo film the guardian. 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.
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