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Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side
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Taxi to the Dark Side

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

2008
1h 46m
6.9(237 votes)
Documentary

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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Jigsaw Productions

Cast & Crew

6 members
Directing

Alex Gibney

Narrator (voice)

Alex Gibney
Acting

Brian Keith Allen

Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment

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Acting

Moazzam Begg

Self - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg)

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Christopher Beiring

Self - Captain

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Carl Levin

Self

Carl Levin
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Jack Reed

Self (archive footage)

Jack Reed

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