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Taxi to the Dark Side poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.2 / 100
2007·Crime / Documentary / History·1h 46m

TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE

“In 2002, a young cab driver picked up a few passengers near his home in Afghanistan... He never returned”

An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.

Above the Line
Alex Gibney·DirectorAlex Gibney·WriterMaryse Alberti·Director of PhotographyIvor Guest·Original Music ComposerSloane Klevin·Editor
Cast
Alex Gibney·Narrator (voice)Brian Keith Allen·Soldier - New York studio shoot reenactmentMoazzam Begg·Self - Torture Victim (as Moazzam Beg)Christopher Beiring·Self - CaptainCarl Levin·SelfJack Reed·Self (archive footage)
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 1
Alex Gibney·Director
Writing· 1
Alex Gibney·Writer
Camera· 2
Maryse Alberti·Director of PhotographyGregory Andracke·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Sloane Klevin·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Ivor Guest·Original Music Composer
Production· 12
Alex Gibney·ProducerSusannah Shipman·ProducerJedd Wider·Executive ProducerDon Glascoff·Executive ProducerTodd Wider·Executive ProducerMette Heide·Executive ProducerMette Hoffman Meyer·Executive ProducerDon Edkins·Executive ProducerEva Orner·ProducerBlair Foster·Co-ProducerMartin Fisher·Co-ProducerSloane Klevin·Co-Producer
By the Numbers
63.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
100%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$275K
ROI -73%
Worldwide Gross
1
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#C9C7A0
#3B3B3B
#8B0000
Mood
Somber, Serious
Composition
Diagonal
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Grunge

“The poster features three figures walking away from the viewer across a light-colored, textured ground. The ground transitions into a stylized American flag, wi”

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Key Elements
American FlagMilitary UniformsHandcuffs
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
8/10
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