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

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

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