The familiar and disturbing pictures of torture at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison raise many troubling questions. How did torture become an accepted practice at Abu Ghraib? Did US government policies make it possible? How much damage has the aftermath of Abu Ghraib had on America’s credibility as a defender of freedom and human rights around the world? Acclaimed filmmaker Rory Kennedy asks: “How could ordinary American soldiers come to engage in such monstrous acts? What policies were put into place that allowed this behavior to flourish while protections granted to prisoners under the Geneva Conventions were ignored?” Ghosts of Abu Ghraib features the voices of both Iraqi victims (interviewed in Turkey after arduous attempts to meet with them) and guards directly involved in torture at the prison. Conducted by Kennedy, these remarkably candid, in-depth interviews shed light on the abuses in an unprecedented manner. Through these interviews, the film traces the events and the political and legal precedents that led to the scandal, beginning with the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001. While the White House and Pentagon claimed that the situation at Abu Ghraib was an aberration, other on-site participants and observers maintain that the abuses at Abu Ghraib were part of a general pattern of a “gloves off” interrogation policy that had been put in place after 9/11. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib suggests that, far from being unauthorised, isolated events by rank-and-file soldiers acting on their own initiative, the physical and psychological torture employed at the prison was an inevitable outgrowth of military and government policies that were implemented in a climate of fear and chaos. Originally shown in More4’s True Stories strand., Award winning documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy explores the human and political consequences of one of the most bitter scandals of the war in Iraq in this feature. In the 1960’s, a prison was built in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city west of Baghdad, and during the regime of Saddam Hussein it became a center of torture and abuse where political dissidents were subjected to agonizing punishment or death. Following the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003, the prison was taken over by American military authorities, and was used as a holding facility for prisoners of war and suspected terrorists captured by U.S. forces. The prison’s reputation as a site of widespread abuse rose again when journalists discovered photographs of Iraqi prisoners being tortured and humiliated in an ugly variety of ways by American soldiers, a scandal which had a major impact on international thinking about the war. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib offers an in-depth look at the story behind the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, featuring interviews with observers on both sides of the national divide. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib received its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib ” ?
A: The main cast includes Scott Horton,Diana Barrett,Sari Gilman,Ken Davis,Rory Kennedy,Tony Langouranis,Alberto Mora,Sheila Nevins,Javal Davis,John Hutson,Megan Ambuhl,Roman Krol,Tom Hurwitz,Jack Youngelson,Margaret Crimmins,John Yoo,Janis Karpinski,Mark Danner,Gil Shochat,Greg Smith,Israel Rivera.
Q: When Did the “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” Released?
A: The Movie “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” originally aired on 2007-02-22 and released in the year of 2007.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” ?
A: “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
