Riz as Shafiq
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Directed by: Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross Written by: Michael Winterbottom Produced by: Production year: 2005 Original release: June 23, 2006 (USA) Running time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Other cast: Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui Misc: IMDB | Amazon | iTunes |
In September 2001 several British Muslim friends go to Pakistan to attend a wedding. They decide to visit Afghanistan, but they find Kandahar under attack and flee to Kabul. From there the friends try to return to Pakistan but mistakenly end up in a Taliban stronghold. Following their capture, they are sent to a U.S. military base in Cuba, where they endure torture.



