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Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd
Directed byPatricio Henríquez
Written byPatricio Henríquez
Produced byPatricio Henríquez
Colette Loumède
CinematographySylvestre Guidi
Patricio Henríquez
Edited byAndrea Henríquez
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Nicolas Borycki
Production
company
Release date
  • October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10) (FNC)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Uyghur

Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Patricio Henríquez and released in 2014.[1] Following up on his 2011 film You Don't Like the Truth, the film documents the story of 22 Uyghur men who were captured as prisoners during the War in Afghanistan, and incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay for over a decade despite the lack of evidence that they had committed any crimes.[2]

The film premiered at the 2014 Festival du nouveau cinéma,[1] before going into wider release in winter 2015.[2]

The film won the Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brendan Kelly, "The strange and sad fate of Guantanamo's Uighurs; Montreal filmmaker's newest disturbing doc". Montreal Gazette, October 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Brendan Kelly, "Doc looks at Uyghurs in Guantanamo". Montreal Gazette, February 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Maxime Demers, "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal, March 20, 2016.
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