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This documentary was insane. Crazy how obscure it is, has almost no reviews, on the Amazon prime showtime channel, only three people gave it a rating. I only heard about this documentary by complete chance, Googled more about it and found this post. Makes me wonder what other good documentaries are out there that I will never discover. 2. Reply.
Sep 10, 2021 · An investigation into who this man is and what led him to do what he did would be an enormously fascinating subject for a film, but “Detainee 001” barely scratches the surface. All we hear are previously reported biographical fragments that preserve Lindh’s status as a frustrating enigma.
The complex legal story of John Walker Lindh, a young American who fell under the spell of the Taliban in Afghanistan. TOP CRITIC. The archival footage alone makes the film worth seeing, yet the...
- Documentary
Against the backdrop of the U.S war in Afghanistan ending and the country's subsequent takeover by the Taliban, director Greg Barker's documentary "Detainee 001," premiering on Showtime, takes the viewer back to where it all started.
- Greg Barker
Detainee 001. After 9/11, attention riveted on the capture of John Walker Lindh, known as "the American Taliban." Explore how America grapples with justice in the fog of war and how narratives are built and destroyed in the aftermath of battle.
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- Documentary
- Greg Barker
- 2021-09-10
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Sep 10, 2021 · Detainee 001 is a carrot-and-stick sort of documentary. The carrot is elusive “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh, captured as an enemy combatant during the November 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
