The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
| Release Date | 14 February 2006 |
| Genre | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Afghanistan |
| Language | English, Urdu |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | POW Drama, Docudrama |
| Themes | Terrorism, Miscarriage of Justice |
| Tones | Matter-of-Fact, Ominous, Downbeat, Tense |
| Tags | Afghanistan, British, Mosque, Pakistani [nationality], Taliban, Torture |
The Road to Guantanamo, alternatively The Road to Guantánamo, is a British 2006 docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross about the incarceration of three British detainees (the 'Tipton Three') at a detainment camp in Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. It premiered at the Berlinale on 14 February 2006, and first shown in the UK on Channel 4 on 9 March 2006. The following day it was the first film to be released simultaneously in cinemas, on DVD, and on the Internet. It won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Riz Ahmed
Shafiq
Farhad Harun
Ruhel
Waqar Siddiqui
Monir
Afran Usman
Asif Iqbal
Shahid Iqbal
Zahid
Sher Khan
Sher Khan
Jacob Gaffney
Kandahar Interregator #1
Mark Holden
Kandahar Interrogator #2
Duane Henry
Guard #1
William Meredith
Guard #2
Payman Bina
Guard #3
Adam James
SAS Interrogator
Ian Hughes
MI5 Interrogator
James Buller
MI5
Mark Sproston
Embassy Man
Nancy Crane
Interrogator #1
Martin McDougall
Interrogator #3
Naser Ranjha
Interrogator #4
Justin Lynch
Interrogator #5
Demetri Goritsas
Interrogator #7
James McNeill
Interrogator #8
Sasha Pick
Interrogator #9
Steven Beckingham
Camp X-Ray Guard #1
Brian Flaherty
Guard #2
Jason Schams
Guard #3
Andre Pitts
Guard #4
Justin Thomson
Guard #5
Tom Whitecross
Guard #6 - Guantanamo
Ruhel Ahmed
Himself
Asif Iqbal
Himself
Shafiq Rasul
Himself
Director
Mat Whitecross
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Producer
Andrew Eaton
producer
Michael Elliott
line producer: Iran
Melissa Parmenter
producer
Lee Thomas
executive producer
Original Music
Harry Escott
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Molly Nyman
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Cinematographer
Marcel Zyskind
Editor
Mat Whitecross
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Casting Director
Wendy Brazington
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Production Designer
Mark Digby
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Makeup Department
Mehdi Habibipur
makeup artist: Iran
Morteza Mortaghi
makeup artist: Iran
Production Manager
Ali Reza Haghshenas
production manager: Iran
Najibullah Razaq
production manager: Afghhanistan
Ghorban Sadeghi
production manager: Iran
Ali Reza Samiei
production manager: Iran
Shahin Shahbazzadeh
production manager: Iran
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Elliott
first assistant director
Sound Department
Nick Adams
sound effects editor
Jeremy Adamson
additional sound effects editor
Tim Alban
foley supervisor
Richard Davey
dubbing mixer, sound re-recording mixer
Jennie Evans
sound effects editor
James Hamilton
foley recordist
Joakim Sundström
supervising sound editor, sound designer
Jessie Taylor
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Chris Treble
foley editor
Stuart Wilson
sound mixer
Nick Woolwich
sound recording engineer
Paul Wrightson
adr editor
Special Effects
Mohsen Ruzbahani
special effects: Iran
Reza Turkaman
special effects assistant: Iran
Visual Effects
Adam Garner
visual effects artist
Dan Sollis
visual effects artist
Camera and Electrical Department
Philip Fisk
still photographer
Casting Department
Julie Dunne
additional casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mehdi Faragi
costume assistant: Iran
Esmaeil Maghsoudi
costume supervisor: Iran
Editorial Department
Chris Beeton
digital intermediate colorist: Pepper Post Productions Ltd.
Michelle Camp
digital intermediate producer: Pepper Post Productions Ltd.
Richard Cradick
on-line editor: Pepper Post Productions Ltd.
Michael Groom
post-production assistant
Pete Harrow
digital intermediate asset manager: Pepper Post Productions Ltd.
Scott Hinchcliffe
on-line editor: Pepper Post Productions Ltd.
Music Department
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Jimmy Robertson
music mix engineer
Harry Varsani
musician: dhol and tabla
Transportation Department
Rasul Hosseini
driver: Iran
Other Crew
Ramin Ahmadzadeh
translator: Iran
Reno Antoniades
legal services: Lee & Thompson
Mohammed Arsalan
fixer: Pakistan
Seyed Rahim Bathaei
translator: Iran
Rachel Clark
production assistant
Nicky Coats
production accountant
Annie Derbaseghian
production secretary: Iran
Hasein Dordoee
production assistant: Iran
Graham Easton
completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc.
Amir Farvardin
production assistant: Iran
Jethro Harris
head of film: Pepper Post Productions Ltd.
Gholam Reza Heydarijo
caterer: Iran
Hamid Reza Heydarijo
caterer: Iran
Fiona McGuire
head of production: Revolution Films
Stephen Nex
assistant: Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton
Yaser Nicksima
production assistant: Iran
Imran Paracha
fixer: Pakistan
Abdul Manan Paryan
advisor: security, Afghanistran
Linda Pather
completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc.
Helen Phelps
head of sales: Pepper Post Productions Ltd.
Ramtin Ramezani
production assistant: Iran
Lee Stone
legal services: Lee & Thompson
Milan Tawade
travel arranger: The Travel Company
Lisa Wedgbury
production assistant
Vanessa Whyte
production assistant
Reza Zarechian
translator: Iran
Thanks
Marese Langan
special thanks
Tessa Ross
very special thanks to
Production Company
Film4
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Revolution Films
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Screen West Midlands
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Distributor
A-Film Distribution
A-Film Home Entertainment
Alfa Films
Amazonia Films
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
CTV International
Channel 4 Television Corporation
Channel Four Films
Falcom Media
Golden Village Entertainment
Prooptiki
Roadside Attractions
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
,
Universum Film (UFA)
Special Effects
Capitol FX
Miscellaneous
AP Television
archival footage
Air Studios
strings recorded at
Al Jazeera Satellite Channel
archival footage
Alex Rose Wig Company
special thanks
BBC Television Centre
archival footage
Central Station Technicolour
titles and captions designer
Clarity Post Production Sound
sound post-production
Film Finance
completion guarantor
Goldcrest Post Production London
sound re-recorded at
ITFC
translations
ITN Archive
archival footage
Lee & Thompson
legal services
Limehouse Recordings
sound post-production
Media Insurance Brokers
insurance services
Nessie Green Ltd.
translation services
Pepper Post Production
digital intermediate post-production
Pierce Rooms
music mixed at
Sapex Scripts
post-production services
Soho Images
film laboratory services
Technicolor
digital transfer
The Travel Company
travel
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