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. They took control of it in 1903, under a treaty between the united states and cuba. The path to reform, center for a new american security. Immediately after 911, asif iqbal arfan usman heads for rural pakistan to check out the bride arranged by his mother. 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.
Michael winterbottoms awardwinning docufiction is based on firsthand interviews with the tipton three, the three male british prisoners released in 2003 from guantanamo bay. 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. Watch the movie trailer for the road to guantanamo 2006. Democratic republic of congo, iran, iraq, guantanamo and afghanistan. The road to guantanamo 2006 cast and crew in september 2001 several british muslim friends go to pakistan to attend a wedding. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Rent the road to guantanamo 2006 starring riz ahmed and farhad harun on dvd and bluray. Us naval base at guantanamo bay, cuba is leased by the us and is part of. Lindsey graham, a republican senator from south carolina, is right. Evidence of innocence rejected at guantanamo the center. 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. Six years ago this tuesday, president bush granted american armed forces sweeping authority to. As of now, as the film reminds us as the credits roll, guantanamo still holds 500 inmates, of whom just nine have been charged. Their epic journey is told through a mixture of interviews, archive and recreation of their story.
The road to guantanamo 2006 michael winterbottom, mat. The road to guantanamo subtitles english 6 subtitles. Mixing filmed interviews with the actual tipton three shafiq rasul, ruhel ahmed, and asif iqbal with recreations of their experiences using unknown actors, the. Guantanamo bay is a bay in the south of the island of cuba. The guantanamo bay detention camp is a controversial detainment and interrogation facility of the united states military located within guantanamo bay naval base cuba.
The privatization of warfare, violence and private military. Bushtony blair press conference at the white house. History of the us marine corps in wwii vol v victory. With riz ahmed, farhad harun, waqar siddiqui, arfan usman. The current government of cuba does not see this treaty as legal. 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. This article unpacks the double rendering of the exception in carl schmitts work and argues that the conceptualisation of the exception in the nomos of the earth can help us understand the form of exception that is at work in the war on terror. 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. The road to guantanamo 2006 is a documentary, drama movie starring riz ahmed and farhad harun.
Alsharia in derna, and is led by a former guantanamo detainee named abu. On the road to glacier point in yosemite national park one turns a corner and comes. 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. They decide to visit afghanistan, but they find kandahar under attack and flee to. The road to guantanamo, alternatively the road to guantanamo, is a british 2006 docudrama. The road to guantanamo 2006 cast and crew moviefone. The road to guantanamo 2006 in september 2001 several british muslim friends go to pakistan to attend a wedding. German chemical corporation complicity in the kurdish genocide. Islamic courts union, yet alshabaab split from the union in 2007 following the. The road to guantanamo hd movies free download 720p 1080p.
A gutwrenching and riveting docudrama that serves as a stinging indictment of u. The road to guantanamo 2006 the movie database tmdb. The road to guantanamo 2006 r 03092006 us documentary, drama 1h 35m user score. Detention camps are support structures available to the united states in c c generals. They decide to visit afghanistan, but they find kandahar under. 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 2006 official trailer, organic. How far will we go in the name of security 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 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the road to guantanamo near you. They say it violates international law more specifically, the vienna convention on the law of treaties of 1969. Upon the re lease of the germans, the camp was inactivated until it was.
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. Serbia 1 march 2007 belgrade film festival south korea 10 may 2007. The road to guantanamo ist ein dokudrama uber drei britische haftlinge in guantanamo bay, kuba aus dem jahr 2006. David rose on the road to guantanamo film the guardian.
Its obviously a fairly onesided portrayal of events, especially once the detention parts start, and its doubtful that everything happened exactly as portrayed, but in a general sense, i think the movie got things right. Newspaper archives are easily accessible and you can download new and old. Camp was built to house german prisoners of the japanese in world war i. Mexico 1 june 2007 limited poland 23 july 2007 era new horizons film festival bulgaria. North america united states the world factbook central.
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. The story of the tipton three, a cause that generated considerable outrage in the u. This is a pretty good depiction of what might have happened to a number of people in the afghanistan action. Bbc news entertainment guantanamo film reopens debate. German chancellor angela merkel said, an institution like guantanamo in its present. 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. Army troops whisked a german man from pakistan to the military prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, in 2002, his american captors concluded that he was not a terrorist.
Directed by michael winterbotton, mat whitecross and starring riz ahmed, ewan bailey, steven beckingham and george w. German variant of public diplomacy politische offentlichkeitsarbeit accompanied the. 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. By 2007, it is estimated that around 190,000 contractors were working in iraq.
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