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The Forever Prisoner is a 2021 documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. Synopsis [ edit ] The film details the treatment of Abu Zubaydah , a Saudi Arabian detainee held at CIA blacksites and later Guantanamo Bay.
Twenty years on, The Forever Prisoner reveals the origins of the clandestine operations that led the United States, in the “War on Terror,” on a path of cruelty, deceit, and self-deception. With new revelations and a level of detail made possible by several lawsuits launched by Gibney and producer Ray Bonner against the CIA, first-hand ...
Dec 6, 2021 · The Forever Prisoner: Directed by Alex Gibney. With Stephen Gaudin, Chantell Higgins, Daniel Jones, Steven Kleinman. Follows the story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA's program, later identified as torture by those outside the agency.
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- Documentary, Crime
- Alex Gibney
- 2021-12-06
Nov 18, 2021 · Are we prepared to abandon our principles in order to defend them? #TheForeverPrisoner, an HBO original documentary film that takes viewers, for the first ti...
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- 78.9K
- HBO
Apr 12, 2022 · The Forever Prisoner, a primary source for the recent HBO Max film directed by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, exposes the full story behind the most divisive CIA operation in living memory. Six months after 9/11, the CIA captured Abu Zubaydah and announced he was number three in Al Qaeda.
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- Hardcover
- Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy
Dec 7, 2021 · Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 6, 2021 Full Review John Serba Decider The Forever Prisoner is a rich, absorbing documentary, Gibney pushing past potentially derivative subject matter to turn up fresh objectives.
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Dec 6, 2021 · The Forever Prisoner. The Bottom Line Stops short of pushing the conversation forward. The second, “Wait, hasn’t Alex Gibney made this documentary before?”. The answer to both questions is ...
