| 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
The film details the treatment of Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi Arabian detainee held at CIA blacksites and later Guantanamo Bay.
Accolades
The Forever Prisoner won the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Documentary at the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2022.
References
- "'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
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