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Taxi To the Dark Side (2007)

Alex Gibney , Brian Keith Allen , Alex Gibney  |  R |  DVD
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  • Actors: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring, Willie Brand
  • Directors: Alex Gibney
  • Writers: Alex Gibney
  • Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
  • DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001BEK8FQ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,853 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Taxi To the Dark Side" on IMDb

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DIRECTOR ALEX GIBNEY INVESTIGATES THE TORTURE & KILLING OF AN ONNOCENT AFGHANI TAXI DRIVER IN THIS GRIPPING PROBE INTORECKLESS ABUSES OF GOVERNMENT POWER.

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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Having seen "Taxi to the Dark Side" nearly three weeks ago at a private screening in midtown Manhattan, my mind is still reeling from the harsh, brutal images of torture committed by United States soldiers against suspected terrorists and irregulars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This may be the most important documentary film on the "War on Terror", and while it is a liberal polemic film, it does an effective job of arguing its case by showing its graphic images, instead of having someone like filmmaker Michael Moore seen onscreen ranting and raving. The central saga which runs through the nearly two-hour long film is the last taxi ride of a young Afghan taxi driver, Dilawar, an innocent bystander who was picked up by American troops, tortured, and died from his severe injuries at the American detention center in Bagram, Afghanistan.

"Taxi to the Dark Side" deserves the ample recognition it has earned, and may be remembered as a superb documentary film in the tradition of Edward R. Murrow's "Harvest of Shame". But it isn't perfect for the following reasons. First it accepts as gospel truth, the fact that most of those being held by American soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq and Cuba are as innocent as Dilawar was. Second it lacks more insightful analysis from the likes of noted military defense attorney Eugene Fidell, who represented my cousin, former U. S. Army chaplain James Yee (Much to my amazement, Yee's filmed testimony was not included at all in the final cut of this film.). Will "Taxi to the Dark Side" change the opinions of many? Hopefully it will force those who've seen it to ask serious, probing questions about inhumane treatment of prisoners by some American soldiers, and perhaps persuade them to convince the Federal political leadership in Washington, D. C. to act more aggressively to avert similar instances of prisoner mistreatment in the future.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars the horror September 29, 2008
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"Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one."
Friedrich Nietzsche

Well that quote came to mind as I watched this depressing 2007 Academy Award Winner directed by Alex Gibney (ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM -also excellent). This time Gibney explores America's journey into darkness that is the so-called "war on terror" (BTW people, when you hear the words "war on" before anything you can bet it is a total disaster.). I was reminded of Nietzsche's warning and then of other lines from that great source of dark and enigmatic quotations..."Man is the cruelest animal." "Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule." But back to the first quote, I think the men that got us into this situation already were nihilistic, souless beasts and so hardly did much changing. What we should realize is that *they changed America.* I am well aware of America's "mistakes" and sins of the past but things are different now... and many of us feel it. On top of that -and more importantly- sadly many, all too many, of the people they chased after weren't monsters at all, but just people. Regular people in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Take the story of "a young rural Afghan cabdriver", named Dilawar. Turned out he was falsely accused of helping to plan an attack on American troops. Dilawar was tortured for about two days and died. He is presented here as "the first fatal victim of Vice President Dick Cheney's devotion to 'working the dark side'--torturing, humiliating, and otherwise abusing prisoners in the 'Global War on Terror.'" We are told his story by the very soldiers that killed Dilwar, themselves shown to both tools and victims of the implementation of the Bush policy. And we hear from two New York Times investigative reporters who do a fine job of exposing this darker side of American power -- a darker side the New York Times I cannot help but remember helped in their ways to bring us to.-- Ohhh I hope you are aware of that?! You didn't forget did you? That drum beat for war was pounding so very loudly at the NYT. The name Judith Miller ring a bell? Well, she's just *one* of 'em. The whole mainstream media let us down and let us NEVER FORGET it. The film also details what methods are used in torturing prisoners: you won't ever let a right-winger or Rush Limbaugh "Dittohead" trivialize torture and Abu Graibh and the prsion camp at Guantánamo.

Buy this or at least rent it and get others to see it too. While it is depressing it is fascinating to anyone with any interest in foreign policy and concern for our country and it's future. It is NOT to be dismissed as a mere anti-Republican, anti-Bush diatribe à la Michael Moore. This is an objective, sober documentary about a subject every American absolutely regardless of where they stand on the political spectrum should be in touch with and have intimate knowledge of. It is our business what our government does in our name and the blood is not only on their hands.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Be Prepared to Seriously Reconsider Your Complacency September 25, 2008
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About the only nice thing you can say about this administration after viewing this film is that you could probably not have made a similar expose about the treatment of prisoners in concentration camps in Nazi Germany during WWII. Still, it's a shame that we have to look to Nazi Germany to find a government that treated its enemies more despicably or a society more complacent about the heinous crimes committed by their government in their name.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Taxi to the Dark Side
I learned so much more from this than I did listening to the news these past many years, I am embarrassed for my fellow military members who contributed. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Michelle Cork
5.0 out of 5 stars The Abhorrent Side of America - The Dark Side but No Longer Hidden
"Taxi to the Dark Side" supplements info found in the books "The Black Banners," "Ghost Plane," and "The Dark Side," all books that describe the descent of America from a country... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joe V.
4.0 out of 5 stars Uncomfortable Ride
Taxi is the movie I didn't "want" to watch but figured I should. It made me uncomfortable, sad and often ashamed...in a word, powerful. Read more
Published 11 months ago by NoPushover
1.0 out of 5 stars A partisan effort to smear Bush officials by juxtaposing clips about...
Gibney is a talented documentarian and there is much valuable detail here about the egregious, evil, clearly illegal behavior by prison guards of POW's at Baghram and Abu Ghraib. Read more
Published on August 24, 2010 by miss prism
5.0 out of 5 stars Have your grunts do your dirty work
quote from film, Cheney(working the "dark side") quote:
alot of what needs to be done here will have to be done quietly, without any discussion... Read more
Published on March 8, 2010 by avid mac user
5.0 out of 5 stars Telling It Like It Is
This documentary should be required viewing for all U.S. citizens. It certainly does shine a light upon the "dark side" and reveals the despicable values to which our government... Read more
Published on January 25, 2010 by Carl Jordan
4.0 out of 5 stars Respecting the commercial inclinations of Amazon.com
Was an Alex Gibney work really a thorough attempt to comprehend deeds of normal, civilised people, OURS, towards THEM of the other side of a globe and age-time dimensions? Read more
Published on July 16, 2009 by Michael Kerjman
4.0 out of 5 stars Bracing
This documentary digs into the heart of world-wide practices on torture and imprisonment, but specifically addresses the death of an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was... Read more
Published on July 13, 2009 by S. K. Harrell
4.0 out of 5 stars Taxi to the Dark Side
Chilling account of how this country has been led to the precipice without even a peep from members congress of both parties.Taxi To the Dark Side
Published on June 29, 2009 by Big Daddy
4.0 out of 5 stars Setting Examples For The World To See
I have to hang my head in utter disgust. I'm ashamed of my country, my military, and my government. The only thing I can say proudly is some of them are doing the same. Read more
Published on June 18, 2009 by TelegramSam
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