Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

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Ghosts of Abu Ghraib is a documentary film that examines the abuse of prisoners by U.S. soldiers at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and the broader political and military context that enabled it.

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instanceOf documentary film
awardReceived Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special
basedOn real events
cinematographyBy Tom Hurwitz
composer Paul Brill
countryOfOrigin United States
director Rory Kennedy
discusses Geneva Conventions
detainee treatment
torture
distributor HBO Documentary Films
editedBy Geoffrey Richman
Sari Gilman
examines impact of torture policies
military command structure
political context of Abu Ghraib abuses
responsibility of policymakers
features interviews with U.S. soldiers
interviews with former Abu Ghraib prisoners
interviews with legal experts
interviews with military officials
genre documentary
political documentary
war documentary
hasTitle Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
language English
nominatedFor Primetime Emmy Awards
originallyAiredAs HBO documentary special
originalNetwork HBO
producer Amy Ziering
Liz Garbus
Rory Kennedy
productionCompany Moxie Firecracker Films
publicationDate 2007
releaseYear 2007
runtimeMinutes 78
screenwriter Jack Youngelson
Rory Kennedy
setting Abu Ghraib prison
Iraq
subject Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Iraq War
U.S. interrogation policies
United States military
human rights violations
prisoner abuse

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Rory Kennedy notableWork Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib hasTitle Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy notableWork Ghosts of Abu Ghraib