The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO documentary)

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

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instanceOf HBO documentary
documentary film
television documentary
awardReceived Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special
cinematography Tom Hurwitz
composer Gary Lionelli
countryOfOrigin United States
director Rory Kennedy
distributor HBO Documentary Films
editor Geeta Gandbhir
Sari Gilman
examinesConcept chain of command
interrogation policy
responsibility for war crimes
rules of engagement
executiveProducer Sheila Nevins
featuresInterviewWith U.S. military police soldiers
former Abu Ghraib prisoners
human rights experts
legal scholars
focusesOnLocation Abu Ghraib prison
genre documentary
political documentary
war documentary
hasTheme impact of policy on individual behavior
moral responsibility in wartime
language English
nominatedFor Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
originalNetwork HBO
originalReleaseMedium television
portraysOrganization United States Army
United States government
premiereEvent Sundance Film Festival
premiereYear 2007
producer Rory Kennedy
Sheila Nevins
productionCompany Moxie Firecracker Films
releaseYear 2007
runtimeMinutes 78
subject Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Iraq War
United States military
human rights abuses
prisoner abuse
torture
writer Jack Youngelson
Rory Kennedy

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