The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
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The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair is a documentary film
by American
documentary filmmaker Michael Tucker
.
The film depicts Yunis Khatayer Abbas
, an Iraqi journalist
who was detained by US troops in 2003 and later imprisoned at Abu Ghraib prison
for nine months. Although innocent, he was accused by American military officials of plotting to assassinate then British prime minister Tony Blair
along with his two brothers.
, when they first encountered Abbas.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
documentary filmmaker Michael Tucker
Michael Tucker (director)
Michael Tucker, an American documentary film director, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is currently best known for his recent documentary The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair...
.
The film depicts Yunis Khatayer Abbas
Yunis Khatayer Abbas
Yunis Khatayer Abbas is an Iraqi journalist who is most famous for being the subject of the 2007 documentary The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair....
, an Iraqi journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who was detained by US troops in 2003 and later imprisoned at Abu Ghraib prison
Abu Ghraib prison
The Baghdad Central Prison, formerly known as Abu Ghraib prison is in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city 32 km west of Baghdad. It was built by British contractors in the 1950s....
for nine months. Although innocent, he was accused by American military officials of plotting to assassinate then British prime minister Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
along with his two brothers.
Production notes
Directors Tucker and Epperlein were working on their film Gunner PalaceGunner Palace
Gunner Palace is a 2004 documentary film by American documentary filmmaker Michael Tucker, which had a limited release in the United States on March 4, 2005. The film was an account of the complex realities of the situation in Iraq during 2003–2004 amidst the Iraqi insurgency not seen on the...
, when they first encountered Abbas.
See also
- Abu Ghraib PrisonAbu Ghraib prisonThe Baghdad Central Prison, formerly known as Abu Ghraib prison is in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city 32 km west of Baghdad. It was built by British contractors in the 1950s....
- Human rights in post-Saddam Iraq
- Iraq War
- Human rights violations in Iraq
External links
- Trailer of "The Prisoner" at YouTube
- A review of the film by the Wild River ReviewWild River ReviewWild River Review is an online magazine that publishes in-depth reporting, works of literature, art, visual art, reviews, interviews, and columns by and about contemporary artists, photographers, and writers. Founded in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the magazine has been operating since 2006 under...