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Feb 12, 2008
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Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

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.

Category

Documentary War

Country

United States of America

Companies

Sony Pictures Classics

Javal Davis

Self

Ken Davis

Self

Tony Diaz

Self

Tim Dugan

Self

Lynndie England

Self

Jefferey Frost

Self

Megan Ambuhl Graner

Self

Sabrina Harman

Self

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