The Forever Prisoner
Poster
Directed byAlex Gibney
Produced by
  • Erin Edeiken
  • Cathy Scott Clark
  • Alex Gibney
  • Raymond Bonner
Cinematography
  • Ben Bloodwell
  • Antonio Rossi
Edited byAlexis Johnson
Music byWill Bates
Production
company
Jigsaw Productions HBO Documentary Films
Distributed byHBO
Release date
December 6, 2021 (United States)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Forever Prisoner is a 2021 documentary film directed by Alex Gibney.

Synopsis

The film details the treatment of Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi Arabian detainee held at CIA blacksites and later Guantanamo Bay. [1][2][3][4]

Accolades

The Forever Prisoner won the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Documentary at the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2022.[5]

References

  1. ^ "'It's soul-crushing': the shocking story of Guantánamo Bay's 'forever prisoner'". The Guardian. December 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alex Gibney's 'The Forever Prisoner' reveals CIA torture tactics". PBS NewsHour. December 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Lowry, Brian (6 December 2021). "'The Forever Prisoner' explores how the US compromised its values after Sept. 11". CNN. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  4. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (6 December 2021). "HBO's 'The Forever Prisoner': TV Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  5. ^ WINNERS FOR THE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES OF THE 43rd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED

External links

Alex Gibney
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