Doctors of the Dark Side (2011)

Directed by

Martha Davis

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines how doctors and psychologists participated in the torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. It uses interviews with experts and declassified memos to show how medical professionals enabled and covered up harsh interrogation methods.

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What happens

Doctors of the Dark Side is a documentary about the role of physicians and psychologists in the torture of prisoners. The movie tells the story of four detainees, and how healthcare professionals working for the United States Army and the Central Intelligence Agency implemented enhanced interrogation techniques, and covered up signs of torture at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp and Abu Ghraib Prison. Interviews with medical, legal and intelligence experts and evidence from declassified government memos document how the torture of detainees could not continue without the assistance of doctors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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