Taxi to the Dark Side
In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned
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.
- Director
- Alex Gibney
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $274,661
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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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Box Office & Release
Taxi to the Dark Side returned 0.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $274,661
- Release date
- Jan 18, 2008
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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