Some information in it … The Guantanamo Trap. Murat Kurnaz, a German of Turkish heritage, spent five years at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Movie Details. By order of NDR. World Distribution: First Hand Films World Premiere: Feb 29, 2011, Hot Docs Toronto zero one film in Coproduction with Guantanamo Trap Canada Productions, T&C Film, Pumpernickel Films, NDR, SF, France Télévisions. Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp: Arrests, Indictments and Executions for Thousands of New Ex-Elite Prisoners – Official Documents. The Guantanamo Trap is a vital addition, highlighting four interconnected biographies that reveal the impact of gross injustice. The film tells the story of these people and depicts their… No one escapes Guantanamo unscathed. Not the law, neither morale – and certainly not the people. 70. The Guantanamo Trap – Press Kit 2011 3 Character Profiles Murat Kurnaz Murat Kurnaz was a detainee at Guantanamo Bay who was arrested in Pakistan in 2001 and sold to the U.S army by the Pakistani police for bounty. The CIA's use of torture after the Sept. 11 attacks has led to years of legal battles at the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where 40 accused terrorists are still being held. Similarly, Gitmo – The New Rules of War (2006), Taxi to the Dark Side (2007), Explorer: Inside Guantánamo (2009) and The Guantánamo Trap (2011) all … Yet the film is really about four people: a lawyer who listed which interrogation techniques are legal or not; a prisoner on whom some of the … Director. Funded by Nordmedia, Telefilm Canada, OMDC, Sundance Development Fund, BAK, Zürcher Filmstiftung. "The Guantanamo Trap" follows Kurnaz's story as it intertwines with three other characters. TMDb Score. Before Its News. Com Medeea Greere Before we get started, let us first understand that before Trump was POTUS GITMO (Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp) was a fraction of the size it now is. He was released in 2006 without trial, after suffering years of torture. Thomas Wallner. Published March 29, 2012 Updated March 29, 2012 . The Guantanamo Trap is ostensibly a documentary about how the United States legally justified its harsher interrogation techniques, specifically at Guantanamo Bay.In other words, say opponents, how the United States legally defended torture. The Guantanamo Trap; The official trailer. This article was published more than 8 years ago. Kurnaz spent five years as a detainee between Afghanistan and an outdoor cage in the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. Not Yet Rated Four lives are intrinsically changed by time spent at Guantanamo. https://www.enhancetv.com.au/video/four-corners-the-guantanamo-trap/6137 Published March 29, 2012 . 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