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Monday, February 13, 2012

The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,500
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Released March 23, 2007 (Exclusive)
MPAA Rating PG-13 for some strong language and mature thematic elements.
Keywords
Source Based on Real Life Events
Major Genre Documentary
Country Germany, United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Factual

Synopsis

In an absurd comedy of errors, a freedom-loving Iraqi journalist is mistaken as Tony Blair's would-be assassin and sent to Abu Ghraib Prison where he discovers the true meaning of liberation.

Baghdad, September 2003: In a middle class house on a quiet street, a family is fast asleep. Without warning, the front door is crashed and American soldiers storm the house looking for weapons and bomb-making material. Cameraman Michael Tucker documents the event as the men in the house are cuffed and forced to kneel in the garden. A search of the house uncovers no incriminating evidence, however Yunis Khatayer Abbas and three of his brothers are taken and detained.

Bent on forcing Yunis to confess to crimes he did not commit, his captors press him with bizarre questions about music tastes, sexual preferences and Harrison Ford. His intelligence value exhausted, he is then transferred to Abu Ghraib Prison. The charge: Planning the Assassination of Tony Blair.

Among thousands suffering from food shortages, riots and insurgent attacks, Yunis endures by helping his fellow prisoners and keeping a secret diary. He also forges an unlikely friendship with one of his guards, who he calls "The Good Soldier".

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
3/23/2007 99 $2,194   2 $1,097 $2,194 3