Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #19 Taxi to the Dark Side

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Taxi to the Dark Side Alex Gibney

#19. Taxi to the Dark Side

Director:
Alex Gibney
Producers: Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman (Why We Fight)
Distributor:TH!NKFilm

The Gist: By probing the homicide of an innocent taxi driver at the Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan, the film exposes a worldwide policy of detention and interrogation that condones torture and the abrogation of human rights.

Fact: This is among the 5 docs nominated for the Best Documentary film at this year’s Oscars..

See It: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room officially put Gibney on the map. Looking forward to seeing another probing docu.

Release Date/Status?:TH!NKFilm released this on January 18th with much fanfare.

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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