The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
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Cast & Crew
Michael Tucker
Yunis Khatayer Abbas
Petra Epperlein
Petra Epperlein
Petra Epperlein
Petra Epperlein
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On September 23, 2003, filmmaker Michael Tucker followed the U.S. Army on a house raid in Baghdad. Memorably, one detainee looks at the camera and says, "I am a journalist," before an American soldier takes him away. That was the last Tucker saw of the man until nearly two years later, when they were reintroduced in Amman, Jordan. This anonymous suspect finally gets a chance to speak. He is Yunis Khatayer Abbas. U.S. Army intelligence became convinced that Abbas was plotting to kill British Prime Minister Tony Blair during his visit to Iraq--Abbas's employment by British TV in Iraq may have raised this suspicion. After his arrest, Abbas, along with his two brothers, was held at Abu Ghraib and other facilities for nine months and subjected to the full menu of U.S. interrogation techniques. Recounting his experiences of fear, pain and anger, Abbas somehow retains a sense of humor.
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Yunis Khatayer Abbas
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Nominated for the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary.
Limited Release in United States March 23, 2007
Released in United States April 6, 2007
Released in United States March 2007
Released in United States on Video June 5, 2007
Released in United States September 2006
Released in United States Spring March 23, 2007
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 9-17, 2007.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 7-16, 2006.
Released in United States March 2007 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 9-17, 2007.)
Limited Release in United States March 23, 2007
Released in United States Spring March 23, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States April 6, 2007 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video June 5, 2007
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 7-16, 2006.)
