The President Versus David Hicks ( The President VS David Hicks )

The President Versus David Hicks (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The President VS David Hicks
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Curtis Levy
Bentley Dean

Written By:
Curtis Levy
Bentley Dean

Actors:
David Hicks ..... Himself
Terry Hicks ..... Himself

Synopsis:

In December 2001 Australian David Hicks was picked up in Afghanistan by the Northern Alliance, handed over to the US military, and moved to a naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for interrogation. He has been held there, in a small cage, ever since. Labelled an 'unlawful combatant' by US President George Bush, Hicks has been denied a fair hearing in a civil court and is still to face a Military Tribunal. So how did a 26 year old former stockman from Adelaide end up a Taliban fighter? Terry Hicks, David's father, sets out to answer this question as he traces his son's journey from Adelaide to Japan and on to the war in Kosovo where he first became interested in Islam. Traveling deep into Taliban country, through Pakistan and into the deserts of Afghanistan, Terry meets a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who knew his son well; and later comes face to face with the man who captured David. Terry's crusade to achieve justice for his son, to understand his motivations, relayed through eloquent letters sent by David to his family and subsequent incarceration is a poignant insight into the plight of Australia's most controversial political prisoner.

The highly acclaimed documentary tracing David Hicks' journey from Rodeo Rider to Taliban Fighter to the Legal Limbo for Guantanemo Bay! A Film by Curtis Levy (High Noon in Jakarta) and Bentley Dean (Anatomy of a coup). In January 2002 Australian David Hicks was picked up in Afghanistan by the Northern Alliance, handed over to the US military, and moved to a naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for interrogation. He has been held there - in a samll cage- ever since. So how did a 26-yeasr old former stockman from Adelaide end up a Taliban fighter? Terry Hicks, David's father, sets out to answer this question as he traces his son'sfootsteps from Adelaide to Kososvo, to Taliban strongholds in the deserts of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

A documentary about the 'Australian Taliban', David Hicks. The film follows the struggles of David's father, Terry Hicks, as he tries to free his son from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Terry Hicks travels the world, locking himself in a cage on street corners in major cities as a demonstration of the harsh conditions his son is unjustly suffering under. At the same time, the movie traces David Hicks' path through Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he eventually joined the Taliban.

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