Director: Errol Morris

Summary: Master filmmaker Errol Morris turns his keen eye to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in this intense and provocative documentary. Using interviews with the soldiers that appeared in the now infamous torture photos, Morris strings their stories together with vivid re-enactments and striking digital technology for a wrenching look at the events at the prison.

Master filmmaker Errol Morris turns his keen eye to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in this intense and provocative documentary. Using interviews with the soldiers that appeared in the now infamous torture photos, Morris strings their stories together with vivid re-enactments and striking digital technology for a wrenching look at the events at the prison. With his trademark straight-into-the-lens interview style, it is chilling to see the familiar faces of Lynndie England and Sabrina Harmon as they try to articulate their experiences. The lawlessness and confusion in the prison quickly become evident, and as their stories unfold, the film slowly strips away the many puzzling questions that surround the incidents, exposing a much larger truth about corruption within the US military, corruption that appears to reach far beyond the handful of soldiers that took the fall for the scandal.


Morris's re-enactments are extremely vivid, and often shot in a beautifully cinematic style. While these techniques make for riveting filmmaking, they are sometimes considered controversial by documentary purists, and some might criticize his detailed recreations of such deeply disturbing events. However, others might deem the re-enactments necessary to really bringing home the reality of what happened. Regardless of his methods, Morris does a masterly job of untangling such a complex, twisted story. He shines a glaring light on one of America's most shameful moments and, more importantly, exposes how little we truly know about our military's methods.

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Aspect Ratio:	2.40 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary with director Errol Morris, 9 additional scenes
Subtitles:	Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, Slovene, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Hindi, Norwegian, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hungarian, English, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish
Year:	2008
Release Date:	January 12, 2009
Runtime:	112 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 47298
Keywords:	English, General, Standard, Operating, Documentaries, Biographies, Procedure
Genre:	Documentaries & Biographies