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BOYS OF ABU GHRAIB
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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Thriller - 104 minutes

Log Line

From the Producers of Blood Diamond comes a dramatic thriller about a forbidden friendship between an American soldier and an Iraqi detainee during the infamous scandal in the world's most notorious prison: Abu Ghraib.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2014 (Premiere)
  • FILMART 2014 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2015 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2016 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Luke MORAN
Writer(s) : Luke MORAN
Cast : Sean ASTIN, Omid ABTAHI, Michael WELCH, John HEARD, Elijah KELLEY, Luke MORAN, Sara PAXTON

Producer(s) : Rogan DONELLY, Marshall HERSKOVITZ, Edward ZWICK

Synopsis

From Executive Producers Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz comes a dramatic war thriller about the world's most notorious prison: Abu Ghraib. Stationed there in 2003, American soldier Jack Farmer is tasked with guarding the Hard Site, a cell block for the Army’s top-priority suspected terrorists. Farmer’s shifts are long and lonely, until he secretly befriends an English speaking prisoner named Ghazi. But when Ghazi becomes the subject of harsh interrogations and their friendship is unveiled, Farmer must choose a side. A decision that threatens to destroy him.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

GERMANY METEOR FILM GMB
IRAN CINEMA 24
NETHERLAND SEE NL (EYE FIL
UNITED KIN MC FILM PRODUCT


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Festivals and Awards

War on Screen 2013 (Competition)


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