Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.

Using the torture and death in 2002 of an innocent Afghan taxi driver as the touchstone, this film examines changes after 9/11 in U.S. policy toward suspects in the war on terror. Soldiers, their attorneys, one released detainee, U.S. Attorney John Yoo, news footage and photos tell a story of abuse at Bagram Air Base, Abu Ghraib, and Guantanamo Bay. From Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Gonzalez came unwritten orders to use any means necessary. The CIA and soldiers with little training used sleep deprivation, sexual assault, stress positions, waterboarding, dogs and other terror tactics to seek information from detainees. Many speakers lament the loss of American ideals in pursuit of security.—<[email protected]>

This documentary explores the American military's use of torture by focusing on the unsolved murder of an Afhgani taxi driver who, in 2002, was taken for questioning at Bagram Force Air Base. Five days later, the man was dead. The medical examiner claimed the driver died from excessive physical abuse. Taking this case as a jumping-off point, the film examines wider claims of torture that occurred at bases like Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay during the Bush administration.—Jwelch5742

Using the torture and death of innocent taxi driver Dilawar--who was arrested in 2002 by American troops and sent to Bagram military prison--as its central focus, Alex Gibney's Taxi to the Dark Side is a damning indictment of the United States' War on Terror after the 9/11 attacks. As Alex Gibney builds his case, we see shocking photos depicting the interrogators' tools--forced standing and nudity, dog attacks, electrocution, sleep deprivation, and waterboarding--which served as a blueprint for the Abu Ghraib prison complex in Iraq. Military officers and lawyers tell their side of the story, and questions arise. How could young soldiers figure out who the actual enemies were among a group of militiamen and farmers in an entirely foreign society? In the end, does torture create more enemies?—Nick Riganas