June 26th is International Day in Support of Torture Victims, created by the United Nations General Assembly to demonstrate solidarity to all who have been impacted by torture. With this day in mind, the theme for today will be films about torture-enjoy!
1 Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) Director: Alex Gibney
A documentary about the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay - Won Academy Award for Best Documentary...
2 The Lives of Others (2006) Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Film about an agent for the secret police (Urlich Muhe) who is conducting surveillance on a suspected conspirator (Sebastian Koch) - Won Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film...
3 Death and the Maiden (1994) Director: Roman Polanski
A political activist (Sigourney Weaver) is convinced that her dinner guest (Ben Kingsley) is a man who once tortured her...
I hope that the above list of films will provide hours of viewing entertainment...enjoy!
Dianezy
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