TV footage and reenactment quickly become indistinguishable from each other in Michael Winterbottom and Matt Whitecross's The Road to Guantanamo. The prolonged physical and mental ordeal of the Tipton Three is sobering stuff, and the directors wisely chose not to overdramatise the material. I particularly like how the movie is an almost seamless blend of acting, TV video footage and interviews.
The Road to Guantanamo
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Wednesday's core screening had that extra touch of class, thanks to Robin (that's him on the left with a drained bottle of Israeli wine). He's one of the co-owners of D’Vine Stienberg Pte Ltd, and was kind enough to sponsor some wines for a little pre-screening gathering open to all our members. As an extra (extra) treat, 50 lucky namecard-droppers will get a complimentary bottle of wine. So Robin’s earned lots of good SFS karma, and we're helping him out a bit. That’s D’Vine Stienberg Pte Ltd, and you can email him at invizion at yahoo dot com, or call 9673 5601.(Hey Robin, if you’re reading this, you know which card's mine right?)
btw, the other movie for Wednesday's core screening was Robin Williams's bland vehicle R.V. -- the choice was obvious.
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