The Guantanamo Trap
Documentary, 90 min.
Coproduction with foreign director
by Thomas Selim Wallner
Germany / Canada / Switzerland / France, April 2011
The story of four people whose biographies are inextricably linked with the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba: former prisoner Murat Kurnaz from Germany; Diane Beaver and Matt Diaz, two Army lawyers stationed in Guantanamo and active in the so-called “war on terror”; and the Spanish human rights lawyer Gonzalo Boye, who wants to put several Bush administration officials on trial for war crimes.
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Directed by:
Thomas Selim Wallner
Written by:
Thomas Selim Wallner, Manfred Becker
World Premiere: April 2011
Original Version:
German/English/Spanish (german/french subtitles), colour, HD Cam , 90 min.
ISAN
Production:
zero one film GmbH, Guantanamo Trap Canada Productions Inc., T&C Film AG, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, France Télévisions
Producer:
Thomas Kufus, Amit Breuer, Marcel Hoehn
Executive Producer:
Thomas Kufus
Cinematography:
Filip Zumbrunn, Stéphane Kuthy
Editing:
Manfred Becker
Location Sound Mix:
Ludger Hennig, Ole von Öhsen
Music:
Peter Scherer
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World Sales:
First Hand Films
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Distribution Switzerland:
Columbus Film AG
Distribution Canada:
Kinosmith Inc.
Open / CloseAwards
- Toronto, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Special Jury Prize Canadian Feature 2011
Open / CloseFestivals
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Thessaloniki,
14th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival,
09.03.2012 – 18.03.2012
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Solothurn,
47. Solothurner Filmtage,
19.01.2012 – 26.01.2012
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Warsaw,
11th Watch Docs Human Rights Int. Film Festival Warsaw, Competition,
08.12.2011 – 18.12.2011
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Bergen,
12th Bergen International Film Festival,
19.10.2011 – 26.10.2011
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Cape Town,
13th Encounters International Documentary Film Festival Cape Town & Johannesburg,
09.06.2011 – 26.06.2011
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Sheffield,
Sheffield Doc Fest,
08.06.2011 – 12.06.2011
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Toronto,
18th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto,
28.04.2011 – 08.05.2011