Guantanamo Diary (film)

Guantanamo Diary is a film based on Mohamedou Slahi's account of being held without charge by the United States, for fourteen years.

Slahi' book was published in January 2015, and quickly became a bestseller. Movie producers Lloyd Levin and Michael Bronner bought an option on the rights to base a movie on the memoirs in June 2015.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Mike Fleming (2015-06-02). "Movie Deal For ‘Guantanamo Diary’, Terror Suspect’s Tale Of 14-Year Prison Stretch Despite No Charges Or Trial". Deadline magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-10. Lloyd Levin and Michael Bronner, who were producers on those films, intend to bring to the screen the story of a suspected terrorist who has been incarcerated at that detention camp since 2002, without ever being charged with a crime or having the opportunity to defend himself in court.
  2. ↑ Anita Busch (2016-04-11). "Benedict Cumberbatch Comes Aboard ‘Guantanamo Diary’ As Producer". Deadline magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-10. Benedict Cumberbatch, Adam Ackland and their company SunnyMarch have come aboard to produce Guantanamo Diary along with ZeroGravity’s Mark Holder and Christine Holder.


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