Camp X-Ray (film)
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| Directed by | Peter Sattler |
| Produced by | Gina Kwon |
| Written by | Peter Sattler |
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| Music by | Jess Stroup |
| Cinematography | James Laxton |
| Edited by | Geraud Brisson |
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| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Arabic |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $60,581 |
Camp X-Ray is a 2014 American independent drama film based on the detention facility Camp X-Ray at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The film is the directorial debut of Peter Sattler who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Kristen Stewart and Peyman Moaadi with John Carroll Lynch, Lane Garrison, and Joseph Julian Soria in supporting roles. The film premiered on January 17, 2014 at 2014 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. dramatic competition category and released on October 17, 2014 by IFC Films.
The film begins with the September 11 attacks shown on television when Ali Amir (Peyman Moaadi), a Tunisian living in Bremen, Germany arrives home and begins to perform salah when he is kidnapped and taken to Guantanamo Bay detention camp, specifically Camp Delta.
Eight years later, Army Private first-class Amy Cole (Kristen Stewart) is placed as a guard at Guantanamo. Upon arrival, she volunteers to the IRF and is cold towards the detainees, despite her contempt for the facility's handling of detainees. During her stay in the camp, Ali immediately notices Amy. Amy is annoyed by his questioning and ignores his advances, for which he angrily throws his feces at her one day. One night, Amy almost has sex with Corporal Randy Ransdell, who also takes an interest to Amy, but leaves after he is too aggressive.
The next day, Amy notices pamphlets to prevent suicide in Ali's cell while he is disciplined for his previous actions. She finds Ali's file and discovers that he has a history of self-harm and discipline, becoming more and more violent as time passed. She begins to interact more with Ali and a relationship forms.
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