Taxi to the Dark Side (2008)

★ 6.9/10 106 min Documentary United States English

Director: Alex Gibney

Writer: Alex Gibney

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In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned

Description

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.

Top 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)

Taxi to the Dark Side Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux

Metacritic #1564

Critic Curated

Paste Magazines 100 Best Documentaries Of All Time

Paste Magazine #52