Directed by Marie-Monique Robin
Examines the George W. Bush administration's systematic use of torture and questions whether key members could be prosecuted for war crimes?
Exactly how did the world's most powerful democracy construct and implement a dubious legal framework that not only legalized the use of torture but legitimized it to politicians, academics, intellectuals, and media pundits alike? Who exactly was behind this dark and hotly debated chapter in American history?
Internationally acclaimed journalist and fimmaker Marie-Monique Robin set out to investigate the historic events and machinations of key policy leaders that led the U.S. to use systematic torture on a massive scale in Afghanistan, Guantanamo and Iraq in the name of national security and the War on Terror.
Mixing stunning archival footage and on-the-ground detective work, the film includes exclusive interviews with several key players including General Ricardo Sanchez, former commander of the coalition forces in Iraq (who speaks for the first time on camera); Larry Wilkerson, Colin Powell's former Chief of Staff; Matthew Waxman, former advisor to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice; Alberto Mora, former US Navy General Counsel; and Michael Scheuer, chief architect of the CIA's Extraordinary Renditions program.
Award
~ Special Jury Prize, Festival des Libertes, Brussels, Belgium
~ Olivier Quemener-RSF Award, FIGRA Le Touquet, France
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