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     Sara Paxton

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     Omid Abtahi

     Ghazi
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     Kristen Rakes

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Boys_of_Abu_GhraibBoys of Abu Ghraib - Wikipedia

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   Boys of Abu Ghraib is a 2014 American war film inspired by the events that took place at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, in the background of the Iraq war. It was written and directed by Luke Moran, who co-stars alongside Sean Astin, Omid Abtahi, Sara Paxton, and John Heard.

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4. www.filmboards.com › t › Boys-of-Abu-GhraibBoys of Abu Ghraib - What a disappointing ending. (Spoilers ...

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   Sep 20, 2014 · Can't believe I let myself think they were going to try to show that not all detainees in Abu Ghraib and other military prisons around the world are guilty. Guess it wasn't bad enough that we tortured prisoners, now we're making movies justifying torture. Is this really what we needed?

5. variety.com › 2014 › filmFilm Review: ‘Boys of Abu Ghraib’ - Variety

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   The film has a very good idea in using a single soldier’s perspective to explore how tension and boredom can lead to such extreme misconduct, but it doesn’t go far enough, in the end leaving a...

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7. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › boys-of-abu-ghraib-2014Boys of Abu Ghraib movie review (2014) - Roger Ebert

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   Mar 28, 2014 · “Boys of Abu Ghraib” switches gears when Farmer breaks the rules (dictated to him by a superior played by Sean Astin) and speaks to one of the detainees, a quiet gentleman named Ghazi (Omid Abtahi). Farmer becomes convinced that Ghazi is innocent, and protests more vocally over his repeated torture despite his colleague’s protestations ...

8. www.imdb.com › title › tt1965162Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014) - IMDb

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   I found the ending particularly upsetting, although as a whole the film isn't as hard a watch as, say, Taxi To The Darkside or The Road to Guantanamo, which deal with similar themes, due to the audience being able to empathise more with the soldiers in this film.

   • 5.4/10 (2.4K)
   • Genre: Drama, Thriller, War

   • Director: Luke Moran
   • Release Date: 2014-03-28

9. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › boys_of_abu_ghraibBoys of Abu Ghraib - Rotten Tomatoes

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   A rookie guard (Luke Moran) at the Abu Ghraib prison secretly befriends an Iraqi detainee who is suspected of constructing a bomb that killed innocent civilians.

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   • Category: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, War

   • Content Rating: R

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    Is boys of Abu Ghraib based on a true story?

    • Boys of Abu Ghraib is a 2014 American war film inspired by the events that took place at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, in the background of the Iraq war. It was written and directed by Luke Moran, who co-stars alongside Sean Astin, Omid Abtahi, Sara Paxton, and John Heard.

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    Is boys of Abu Ghraib a good movie?

    • Boys of Abu Ghraib is one of those films that really could have been a good, memorable drama, but it ends up being a mediocre film due to the lack of a really good script and memorable performances. The film is your typical war drama, and tends to rely on your typical genre formula in order to create its story.

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    When does 'boys of Abu Ghraib' switch gears?

    • "Boys of Abu Ghraib" switches gears when Farmer breaks the rules (dictated to him by a superior played by Sean Astin) and speaks to one of the detainees, a quiet gentleman named Ghazi ( Omid Abtahi ).

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    Is 'boys of Abu Ghraib' a melodrama?

    • "Boys of Abu Ghraib" has a few, brief insights into how boredom, anger, and frustration helped fuel the rage that led to torture but the film couches it all in the filmmaking of TV-movie melodrama, draining it of all potential power or social context.

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11. www.latimes.com › entertainment › moviesReview: In ‘Boys of Abu Ghraib,’ echoing opinions about torture

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    Mar 27, 2014 · Based on a true story only in the loosest sense, “Boys of Abu Ghraib” dramatizes the torture of terror suspects at the hands of American guards during the Iraq war.