- Release Date: 2006
- Runtime: 95 min
- Genre: Documentary, Drama
- Starring: Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui, Afran Usman ... see all
- Director: Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
- Plot: In 2001, four Pakistani Britons, Ruhal Ahmed, Asif Iqbal and Shafiq Rasul and another friend, Monir, travel to Pakistan for a wedding and in a urge of idealism, decide to... Read more
User Reviews
Shows the true colors of the usa government
May 24, 2008
khurram812 - yahoo.com
May 24, 2008khurram812 - yahoo.com
This documentry was great. all the bad reviews that are out there are form ignorant people like the US government. Just because you are a muslim you should not have to be labled a terrorist. If anyone's a terrorist its the... Full review
Entertaining Lies
Jan 30, 2008
fredyasmen - yahoo.com
Jan 30, 2008fredyasmen - yahoo.com
As entertainment, Guantanamo is excellent. But the premise of the movie is based on a huge lie. These three jihdists went to afghanistan to wage war on behalf of bin laden. The movie does nothing to disprove this. Should guantanamo be... Full review
Pure Madness Deserving of 1984
Dec 02, 2007
notmadcowboy - yahoo.com
Dec 02, 2007notmadcowboy - yahoo.com
The movie chronicles the total madness of the Bush Administration and their lies and cover-ups. Three British citizens were trapped in a world gone mad. They were held without charges for 2 years in a hellish nightmare worthy of Nazi Germany.... Full review
A different perspective
Aug 02, 2007
baypacman - yahoo.com
Aug 02, 2007baypacman - yahoo.com
I was very disappointed when I viewed The Road to Guantanamo. This movie certainly has an important story to tell and I am not unsympathetic with its point of view but it is very ineffective. Judged as a film this is... Full review
Wow..
Mar 30, 2007
aboveground65 - yahoo.com
Mar 30, 2007aboveground65 - yahoo.com
One of the best movies I have ever seen and it was based on a true story which follows some British guys of Pakistan decent who fly to Pakistan for a wedding only to head over to afghanistan when America start... Full review
Makes you ashamed to be an American
Mar 28, 2007
lastliberal - imdb.com
Mar 28, 2007lastliberal - imdb.com
This is the reality of the dictatorship that we live under today. George Bush and his neocons have completely discarded the rule of law and are engaging in torture to pursue their evil ends.This documentary shows what can happen not... Full review
Yet another anti-America movie
Mar 17, 2007
pjamc98 - yahoo.com
Mar 17, 2007pjamc98 - yahoo.com
The Road to Guantanamo is a movie about three British men who were accused of being terrorists and were sent to Gitmo. They were released after a few years, and told everyone they were tortured. The American left has chosen to... Full review
If you're going to give bad reveiews....
Feb 08, 2007
sweety91342 - yahoo.com
Feb 08, 2007sweety91342 - yahoo.com
Make sure you are not being biased and are not ignorant, which most if not all of those who gave this film a negative review, unfortunately are. These are the people who voted for this counrty to have a leader whom... Full review
What a joke
Jan 29, 2007
marlins_208 - yahoo.com
Jan 29, 2007marlins_208 - yahoo.com
Ya it is sad that they were imprisoned without charges, but this prison in necessary to preserve the peace of america. Just more leftists trying to put Bush down. Not all muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are muslims. Think about... Full review
An excellent movie that should be required watchin
Jan 29, 2007
wallpaper448 - yahoo.com
Jan 29, 2007wallpaper448 - yahoo.com
An excellent movie that should be required watching for all the people who still want to keep Guantanamo open. Unfortunately the people who will make the effort to see this movie are the ones who already know about the injustices carrried... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jan 15, 2009reuters.com
Winterbottom brings edgy documentary to Berlin
Winterbottom and Whitecross won Berlin's Silver Bear for "Guantanamo" in 2006, and the film also garnered the pair an Independent Spirit Award.
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| Jan 19, 2008Matchflick
her greatness....Michael Winterbottom's last major film, Road to Guantanamo, was a provocative....was not only a fantastic story of the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl.... ... Full Review
| Nov 08, 2006ABC, Australia
But at heart this film confronts some terribly important issues today.
DAVID: Winterbottom and his directing partner have made a really powerful film that does make you think and of course they won the Silver Bear for Directing in Berlin this year for the film.
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| Oct 24, 2006Entertainment Insiders
a film this explosive, with so much to say, is certainly worthy of a viewing..... ... Full Review
| Aug 18, 2006Deseret News
Still, "The Road to Guantanamo" tells a powerful story, even if you do have to wonder about the sensitivity of releasing a film like this so close to the anniversary of 9/11.
Unlike that film, however, this one was shot even more like a documentary, with the inclusion of faux interviews.
... Full Review
News
Hot doc or stale cake?
bangkokpost.com –
2008-06-21
The drama of anarchy and chaos can inspire film makers as much as the spectacle of unrequited love or unsolved murders.But what actually drives film makers to troublespots, from Baghdad to Guantanamo to the deep South? ... Full Article
Road to Guantanamo
abc.net.au –
2007-07-20
The Road to Guantanamo (R)
csindy.com –
2007-03-15
The Road to Guantanamo
associatedcontent.com –
2007-02-13
The Story of the Tipton Three in Their Own WordsThe Road To Guantanamo is a docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom, who gave us films like 24 Hour Party People and Welcome to Sarajevo. ... Full Article
War Stories: Top 12 Films of 2006
popmatters.com –
2007-01-11
You hardly needed to duck into theaters to see war images this year.And yet, there it they were.War stories made for some of the most gripping, provocative, and outraged offerings of 2006. ... Full Article


