The Road to Guantanamo
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The Road to Guantanamo

In 2001, four Pakistani Britons, Ruhal Ahmed, Asif Iqbal and Shafiq Rasul and another friend, Monir, travel to Pakistan for a wedding and in a urge of... idealism, decide to see the situation of war torn Afganistan which is being bombed by the American forces in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Once there, with the loss of Monir in the wartime chaos, they are captured by Northern Alliance fighters. They are then handed them over the American forces who transport them to the prison camps at the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba. What follows is three years of relentless imprisonment, interrogations and torture to make them submit to blatantly wrong confessions to being terrorists. In the midst of this abuse, the three struggle to keep their spirits up in that face of this grave injustice. Show More

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In 2001, four friends from Pakistan who are living in Britain, Ruhal Ahmed, Asif Iqbal, Shafiq Rasul, and Monir, decide to travel to Pakistan for a wedding. Fueled by their idealism and curiosity, they make the impulsive decision to visit war-torn Afghanistan. The country is being bombed by American forces in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Once in Afghanistan, they find themselves caught in the chaos of war and unfortunately lose Monir.

During their travels, the four friends are unexpectedly captured by fighters from the Northern Alliance. The captors hand them over to the American forces stationed in Afghanistan, who then transport them to the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison camps located in Cuba.

What follows for Ruhal, Asif, and Shafiq is a harrowing three-year ordeal marked by relentless imprisonment, brutal interrogations, and torture. The goal of their captors is to force them to confess to being terrorists, even though they are innocent. The friends are subjected to grave injustices as their captors try to break their spirits.

Throughout this dreadful experience, Ruhal, Asif, and Shafiq struggle to maintain their sanity and hold onto their hope. They find solace in each other's company and support each other as they endure the brutality of their circumstances.

The Road to Guantanamo is a gripping and heart-wrenching film that sheds light on the horrors faced by innocent individuals detained in Guantanamo Bay, and their unwavering determination to survive and seek justice.