Taxi To The Dark Side
Investigates the torture and killing of an innocent Afghani taxi driver in a gripping probe into reckless abuses of government power. This stunningly crafted narrative demonstrates how one man's life and death symbolizes the erosion of our civil rights.
| Corporate Author: | Jigsaw Productions., Tall Woods (Firm), Wider Film Projects (Firm), X-Ray Productions (Firm), Discovery Channel (Firm), Thinkfilm (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Gibney, Alex. (Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Narrator), Orner, Eva. (Producer), Shipman, Susannah. (Producer) |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English Pushto |
| Published: |
[Chatsworth, CA] :
Distributed by Image Entertainment,
[2008]
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Investigates the torture and killing of an innocent Afghani taxi driver in a gripping probe into reckless abuses of government power. This stunningly crafted narrative demonstrates how one man's life and death symbolizes the erosion of our civil rights. |
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| Item Description: |
Special features: commentary by director Alex Gibney; Frank Gibney interview; outtakes; Alex Gibney on PBS Now; Robert Scheer interviews; Alex Gibney on Link TV; trailer. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards: |
Academy Awards, 2008: Best Documentary, Features. |
| Production Credits: |
Editor, Sloane Klevin ; cinematography by Maryse Alberti, Greg Andracke ; music, Ivor Guest, Robert Logan ; narrator, Alex Gibney. |