Taxi to the Dark Side poster

Taxi to the Dark Side

In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned

6.9(271)20081h 46m2

An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1M
Box office
$274.7K
Language
English
  • taxi
  • afghanistan
  • guantanamo bay
  • torture chamber

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Alex Gibney

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTribeca Film Festival28 Apr 2007
    • Theatrical (limited)18 Jan 2008
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)13 Jun 2008
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)R18 Jan 2008
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1623 Jan 2009
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical (limited)1511 Jul 2008
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1610 May 2009

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Taxi to the Dark Side was released on 18 January 2008.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    5/17/2026

    7/10

    Although this is ostensibly about the death in custody of a taxi driver; it actually pans out to provide for a savage critique on the policy of the George W. Bush administration towards those incarcerated under military jurisdiction following the atrocities of 9/11. Using a fairly extensive array of archive footage and pretty condemnatory photography, this interviews many of those victims and their legal representati…

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