Synopsis
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.
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) is a 1h 46min documentary feature film by Alex Gibney. An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on a...
Key facts
Cast
Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring, Carl Levin, Jack Reed
Original language
English
First release
January 18, 2008 (Canada)
Awards
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Crew
Screenplay
Alex Gibney
Producer
Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman
Cinematography
Gregory Andracke, Maryse Alberti
Editing
Sloane Klevin
Music
Ivor Guest
Stills
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Festival History
- Tribeca Film Festival 2007 generic ★ Best Documentary Feature
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | January 18, 2008 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 18, 2008 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 13, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | July 11, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | January 23, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | May 10, 2009 |
Full credits
| Director | Alex Gibney |
| Cast | Alex Gibney (Narrator (voice)), Brian Keith Allen (Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactment), Moazzam Begg (Self - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg)), Christopher Beiring (Self - Captain), Carl Levin (Self), Jack Reed (Self (archive footage)) |
| Screenplay | Alex Gibney |
| Producer | Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman |
| Executive producer | Don Edkins, Don Glascoff, Jedd Wider, Mette Heide, Mette Hoffman Meyer, Todd Wider |
| Cinematography | Gregory Andracke, Maryse Alberti |
| Editing | Sloane Klevin |
| Music | Ivor Guest |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
