(I wonder if this will get wide release? I bet the major Corporate Theater Chains will decline to run it, hopefully some independents will show it.)
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 09:31 GMT
The film was shot in Afghanistan, Pakistan and IranA US film distributor has signed a deal to release The Road to Guantanamo, about three British Muslims held at the detention camp, in the US and Canada.Roadside Attractions will distribute the film by British director Michael Winterbottom, said Screen Daily. Co-president Howard Cohen said the movie would leave viewers "thinking about Guantanamo in a new way".
The film got 1.6m viewers when Channel 4 showed it as part of a simultaneous cinema, DVD and download March release. The movie won a Silver Bear award at Berlin Film Festival last month.
Cohen said: "We think this film is a visceral punch to the gut that will leave everyone thinking about Guantanamo in a new way. "It plays like a thriller, but it also shows the real-life struggle of nations to balance fighting terrorism with preserving human rights."
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