Plot
Investigating the infamous Abu Ghraib scandal, Errol Morris interviews American guards and Iraqi prisoners who were at the military jail before images of prisoner torture emerged in 2004. One female guard, who posed alongside fallen Iraqis in notorious images, tells Morris that her crimes were inspired by her love for another soldier, and another explains why she took photographs of her fellow troops. In the process, Morris suggests that the scandal resulted from systemic flaws in the military.
Cast
Javal Davis
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Ken Davis
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Tony Diaz
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Tim Dugan
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Lynndie England
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Jefferey Frost
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Megan Ambuhl Graner
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Sabrina Harman
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Janis Karpinski
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Roman Krol
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Brent Pack
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Jeremy Sivits
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Crew
Robert Chappell
Director of Photography
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Errol Morris
Producer
Julie Ahlberg
Producer
Errol Morris
Director
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