Guantanamo's Child: Omar Khadr

September. 14,2015      
Rating:
7.5
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Examines the case of Omar Khadr, a Toronto-born teen captured in Afghanistan by U.S. forces in 2002 and branded by some as a child soldier and accused by many others of being a terrorist and murderer.

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Reviews

PlatinumRead
2015/09/14

Just so...so bad

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AnhartLinkin
2015/09/15

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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Anoushka Slater
2015/09/16

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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Ginger
2015/09/17

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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michaeljtrubic
2015/09/18

Views expressed in this film of course include Omar himself, his lawyer, his interrogators and even his captor's statements are included.What I liked too was that the incredible amount of nonsense spoken by so many people who know absolutely nothing about this case was kept to a minimum.Demonstrated time and again was the enormous compassion and patience of his lawyer against such insurmountable obstacles. Very interesting too is the change of attitude many individuals have had who were looking at Omar from the other side of the bars and a self examination of themselves in the years afterwards.Well done.Thank you for bringing it to tiff.Hopefully one day soon Omar will be able to bask in the warm waves of emotion generated from this film.I wish that millions of Canadians can see it before the upcoming election.

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