Standard Operating Procedure

Standard Operating Procedure

6.8IMDb Score
Released:2008-02-12
Duration:117 min
Director:Errol Morris
Actors:Javal Davis, Ken Davis, Tony Diaz, Tim Dugan, Lynndie England
Production:Sony Pictures Classics

Overview:

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

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