Under the Hood: A Voyage Into the World of Torture | |
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Directed by | Patricio Henríquez |
Written by | Patricio Henríquez |
Produced by | Yves Bisaillon Robert Cornellier Patricio Henríquez Colette Loumède Raymonde Provencher |
Edited by | Andrea Henríquez |
Production companies | Macumba International National Film Board of Canada |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English French |
Under the Hood: A Voyage Into the World of Torture is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Patricio Henríquez and released in 2008.[1] Marking a transition between the focus on Chilean history in his earlier films and the more international focus of his later career, the film documents the use of torture as a tool of political and social oppression, both in historical contexts such as the military dictatorships in Chile, Argentina and Guatemala, and in the then-contemporary context of the Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay detention camps during the early 2000s War on Terror.[2]
The film premiered at the 2008 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival.[3]
The film won the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009.[4]