Taxi to the dark side [videorecording] / a film by Alex Gibney ; Jigsaw Productions presents ; in association with Tall Woods and Wider Film Projects ; written & directed by Alex Gibney ; produced by Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman ; produced in association with the Discovery Channel ; Xray Productions

Published:: [Chatsworth, CA] : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2008]
Edition:: Widescreen.
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Gibney, Alex, Orner, Eva, Shipman, Susannah, Jigsaw Productions, Tall Woods (Firm), Wider Film Projects, X-Ray Productions, Discovery Channel (Firm), Thinkfilm (Firm), and Image Entertainment (Firm)

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Language Note:

English and Pashto with English subtitles; with optional English SDH and Spanish subtitles.

Summary:

Investigates the torture and killing of an innocent Afghani taxi driver in a probe into reckless abuses of government power. This narrative demonstrates how one man's life and death symbolizes the erosion of our civil rights.

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Genre(s):

Documentary films

Audience Notes:

MPAA rating: R.

Note:

Originally released in 2007.
Released theatrically by ThinkFilm.
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.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Editor, Sloane Klevin ; cinematography by Maryse Alberti, Greg Andracke ; music, Ivor Guest, Robert Logan ; narrator, Alex Gibney.

Technical Details:

DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.

Awards:

Academy Awards, 2008: Best Documentary, Features.

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