The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair (2006)

Directed by

Michael Tucker

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 12m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Iraqi journalist recounts his wrongful detention by US forces and his nine months in Abu Ghraib prison after being accused of plotting to kill the British prime minister.

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What happens

The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair is a 2006 documentary film by American documentary filmmaker Michael Tucker. The film depicts Yunis Khatayer Abbas, an Iraqi journalist who was detained by US troops in 2003 and later imprisoned at Abu Ghraib prison for nine months. Although innocent, he was accused by American military officials of plotting to assassinate then British Prime Minister Tony Blair, along with his two brothers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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