The Forever Prisoner
| The Forever Prisoner | |
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| Directed by | Alex Gibney |
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| Edited by | Alexis Johnson |
| Music by | Will Bates |
Production company | Jigsaw Productions
HBO Documentary Films |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Forever Prisoner is a 2021 documentary film directed by Alex Gibney.
Synopsis
[edit]The film details the treatment of Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi Arabian detainee held at CIA blacksites and later Guantanamo Bay.[1][2][3][4]
Accolades
[edit]The Forever Prisoner won the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Documentary at the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2022.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "'It's soul-crushing': the shocking story of Guantánamo Bay's 'forever prisoner'". The Guardian. December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Alex Gibney's 'The Forever Prisoner' reveals CIA torture tactics". PBS NewsHour. December 7, 2021.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (6 December 2021). "'The Forever Prisoner' explores how the US compromised its values after Sept. 11". CNN. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ Fienberg, Daniel (6 December 2021). "HBO's 'The Forever Prisoner': TV Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ WINNERS FOR THE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES OF THE 43rd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2021 films
- 2021 documentary films
- American documentary films
- Films directed by Alex Gibney
- Documentary films about torture
- Documentary films about human rights
- Documentary films about the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Guantanamo Bay detention camp
- Torture in the United States
- 2020s English-language films
- 2020s American films
- News & Documentary Emmy Award–winning programs
- English-language documentary films