This feature documentary recounts the incredible odyssey of 22 men from China’s persecuted Uyghur minority who were detained in Guantánamo as terrorists. These Turkic-speaking Muslims, persecuted by the authorities in Beijing, escaped to the Middle East where they were captured and sold as terrorists to the American forces. From northern China to Guantánamo, Cuba, this new documentary by Patricio Henríquez charts the incredible odyssey of three of these “prisoners of the absurd,” linked to worldwide terror networks through no fault of their own.
This feature documentary recounts the incredible odyssey of 22 men from China’s persecuted Uyghur minority who were detained in Guantánamo as terrorists. These Turkic-speaking Muslims, persecuted by the authorities in Beijing, escaped to the Middle East where they were captured and sold as terrorists to the American forces. From northern China to Guantánamo, Cuba, this new documentary by Patricio Henríquez charts the incredible odyssey of three of these “prisoners of the absurd,” linked to worldwide terror networks through no fault of their own.
Ce film convient parfaitement aux dissertations, aux projets de recherche et aux discussions sur les droits de la personne, les politiques antiterroristes et le droit international. Effectuez une recherche sur la qualité des conditions de détention à Guantánamo Bay sous les différents gouvernements américains et sur le statut des prisonniers qui y sont encore. Effectuez une recherche pour savoir pourquoi le Canada a refusé d’accepter les détenus ouïghours. Comparez le discours sur les « terroristes » et les « combattants ennemis » avec le débat sur les réfugiés syriens et mettez en parallèle la réaction du Canada à cette crise avec celle des pays européens, des États-Unis ou d’autres nations.