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Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side

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

6.9(237 votes)
2008
1h 46m
Documentary

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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Production

Budget:$1,000,000
Revenue:$274,661
Companies:
Wider Film Projects
Jigsaw Productions

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

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