The Road to Guantanamo

Name: The Road to Guantanamo
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2006-03-09
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui, Arfan Usman, Shahid Iqbal

IMDb ID: tt0468094 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.4 (11,640 votes)

Genres: Drama · War

Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Road to Guantanamo
Canada: The Road to Guantanamo (English)
Germany: The Road to Guantanamo
United Kingdom: The Road to Guantanamo
Ireland: The Road to Guantanamo (English)
India: The Road to Guantanamo (English)
New Zealand: The Road to Guantanamo (English)
United States: The Road to Guantanamo
South Africa: The Road to Guantanamo (English)
Spain: Camino a Guantánamo
Mexico: Camino a Guantánamo
Argentina: El camino a Guantánamo
Uruguay: El camino a Guantánamo
Portugal: A Caminho de Guantánamo
Canada: Aller simple pour Guantanamo (French, Working Title)
Venezuela: Camino a Guantanamo
Poland: Droga do Guantanamo
Hungary: Guantanamo
Turkey: Guantanamo yolu (Turkish)
Estonia: Guantanamos
Brazil: O Caminho para Guantanamo (Festival Title)
Brazil: O Caminho para Guantánamo
Greece: O dromos gia to Guantanamo (transliterated title)
Serbia: Put u Gvantamano
Finland: Tie Guantanamoon
Norway: Veien til Guantanamo
Denmark: Vejen til Guantanamo
Russia: Дорога на Гуантанамо
Bulgaria: Пътят към Гуантанамо (Bulgarian)
Japan: グアンタナモ、僕達が見た真実 (Japanese)
Taiwan: 往關塔那摩之路
Camino a GuantanamoContent RatingRRelease Date2006-03-09Runtime95 minutesMetascore64IMDb Popularity0User Reviews97Critic Reviews49Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglish
UrduKeywordsguantanamo bay
muslim
torture
prison
british muslimFilming LocationsIranProduction CompaniesFilm4
Revolution Films
Screen West MidlandsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468094/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0468094.jpgUpdated At2025-10-06T15:39:36

Directors

Mat Whitecross
Michael Winterbottom

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Riz Ahmed | Character: Shafiq
Actor: Farhad Harun | Character: Ruhel
Actor: Waqar Siddiqui | Character: Monir
Actor: Arfan Usman | Character: Asif Iqbal
Actor: Shahid Iqbal | Character: Zahid
Actor: Sher Khan | Character: Sher Khan
Actor: Jason Salkey | Character: Military Interrogator Sheberghan
Actor: Jacob Gaffney | Character: Kandahar Interregator #1
Actor: Mark Holden | Character: Kandahar Interrogator #2
Actor: Duane Henry | Character: Guard #1
Actor: William Meredith | Character: Guard #2
Actor: Payman Bina | Character: Guard #3
Actor: Adam James | Character: SAS Interrogator
Actor: James Buller | Character: MI5
Actor: Mark Sproston | Character: Embassy Man
Actor: Nancy Crane | Character: Interrogator #1
Actor: Ewan Bailey | Character: Interrogator #2
Actor: Martin McDougall | Character: Interrogator #3
Actor: Naser Ranjha | Character: Interrogator #4
Actor: Justin Lynch | Character: Interrogator #5
Actor: Sara Stewart | Character: Interrogator #6
Actor: Demetri Goritsas | Character: Interrogator #7
Actor: James McNeill | Character: Interrogator #8
Actor: Sasha Pick | Character: Interrogator #9
Actor: Steven Beckingham | Character: Camp X-Ray Guard #1
Actor: Brian Flaherty | Character: Guard #2 (Guantanamo)
Actor: Jason Schams | Character: Guard #3 (Guantanamo)
Actor: Andre Pitts | Character: Guard #4 (Guantanamo)
Actor: Justin Thomson | Character: Guard #5 (Guantanamo)
Actor: Tom Whitecross | Character: Guard #6 (Guantanamo)
Actor: Kieran O'Brien | Character: Voice Over
Actor: Ruhel Ahmed | Character: Self
Actor: Arash Hamedian | Character: American Soldier and Interpreter
Actor: Sonny Louis | Character: US Marine
Actor: Osama bin Laden | Character: Self
Actor: Tony Blair | Character: Self
Actor: George W. Bush | Character: Self
Actor: Christopher Fosh | Character: Guard #7
Actor: Asif Iqbal | Character: Self
Actor: Shafiq Rasul | Character: Self
Actor: Donald Rumsfeld | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Mat Whitecross | Role: Director
Name: Michael Winterbottom | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Andrew Eaton | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Elliott | Role: Producer
Name: Melissa Parmenter | Role: Producer
Name: Lee Thomas | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Winterbottom | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Harry Escott | Role: Composer
Name: Molly Nyman | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Marcel Zyskind | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Mat Whitecross | Role: Editor
Name: Michael Winterbottom | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Wendy Brazington | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Mark Digby | Role: Production Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Mehdi Habibipur | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Morteza Mortaghi | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Ali Reza Haghshenas | Role: Production Manager
Name: Josh Hyams | Role: Production Manager
Name: Najibullah Razaq | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ghorban Sadeghi | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ali Reza Samiei | Role: Production Manager
Name: Shahin Shahbazzadeh | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Michael Elliott | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Sergio González Kuhn | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Nick Adams | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeremy Adamson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tim Alban | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Davey | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jennie Evans | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Hamilton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Rimas | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Seddon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joakim Sundström | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jessie Taylor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Treble | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stuart Wilson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nick Woolwich | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Wrightson | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Mohsen Roozbahani | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Adam Garner | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dan Sollis | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Phil Fisk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Julie Dunne | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Mehdi Faragi | Role: Costume Department
Name: Esmaeil Maghsoudi | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Richard Cradick | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michael Groom | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Pete Harrow | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Scott Hinchcliffe | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Mark Berrow | Role: Music Department
Name: Isobel Griffiths | Role: Music Department
Name: Everton Nelson | Role: Music Department
Name: Jimmy Robertson | Role: Music Department
Name: Dino Sofos | Role: Music Department
Name: Harry Varsani | Role: Music Department
Name: Rachel Bolt | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Mair | Role: Music Department
Name: Allen Walley | Role: Music Department
Name: Bruce White | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Rachel Clark | Role: Production Department
Name: Annie Derbaseghian | Role: Production Department
Name: Hasein Dordoee | Role: Production Department
Name: Amir Farvardin | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Groom | Role: Production Department
Name: Yaser Nicksima | Role: Production Department
Name: Ramtin Ramezani | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa Wedgbury | Role: Production Department
Name: Vanessa Whyte | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Rasul Hosseini | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ramin Ahmadzadeh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Reno Antoniades | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mohammed Arsalan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Seyed Rahim Bathaei | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Beeton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michelle Camp | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicky Coats | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Blanche Aurore Duault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Graham Easton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jethro Harris | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gholam Reza Heydarijo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hamid Reza Heydarijo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fiona McGuire | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen Nex | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Imran Paracha | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Abdul Manan Paryan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Linda Pather | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Helen Phelps | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lee Stone | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Milan Tawade | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Reza Zarechian | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Marese Langan | Role: Thanks
Name: Sean Mulcahy | Role: Thanks
Name: Tessa Ross | Role: Thanks

Trailers

The Road to Guantanamo | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2029584665/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2029584665/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564625045981.mp4?Expires=1788472518&Signature=BIPWV-xy049U5Q1MdSyuoRlKn3WTvdmiJA8oWuTdr98q9e3lgb~oNRCHTsbG6VqWcyiAetqJNVRNkd0820DJ-7Qz8usKMOxEZMxZSKk7mS8jY7jhe7nFy~rAe17SdApPL320TbZc0VLsfziv9ICaOVy5CsKrT95nvA7CEsqLl06PF8lDt0FLosm-hcb5PkM0pV-rUwXH-mLi6UGO6z9iYXZhQl2Z7t26l-QulfGt0oCG~IX4C8jj6Vg0IYiCOh9C4l1M3AjYOVjAdmIUuOckmAyGTnr20wiJ43imnQRSJGeVSczp7vnsUeZ6gr6Mm0acLj5jRslr94SMa79hMTGgfA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Road to Guantanamo | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2079916313/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2079916313/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563994653503.mp4?Expires=1788472518&Signature=bB0KerEwK4Z7gG~T5lWlhBbF62eVjNeEhzN-semvCDW-N5rhawyOKRhOy6UQBacA0ybon8RMLEUGnib44ewPcNpDtdNobJ0sH94z~UlqUV5ySP0Cwd6GhV32lGfzdIqU4Qg1BzVLPvrj50AiDIIJ2Xkbn5kPpBuAhwR6CJfP~poE1-nrV-Z56MOiqE0K8h8nyMRMzzE5xCqpiyykq6t0efE-v0wisKpmOtCdkMyaulHXH9s6PTiGKeTYN4RBN4UG0DNpuA0KyfUmM6uuahRJ2iI7NsnF5BoCs0VicImWNLLgKXdtpvhIivRjVd0De7rzhYqd7kqVWd79i8aMMjnK6g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Road to Guantanamo | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1324548377/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1324548377/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564209257794.mp4?Expires=1788472518&Signature=EVnl9FtDejxzWWy~QTumTGuU4SV4JrUy-BaaW8ZIgdOe7hcvqUFOVtNqmiW85kdQcywi7DEutknx-qgUlq1t76iAIqsS9cPaol-H7-yu9GKN~CpF9MY1fk3LsKaBDjqFajjQDhMsIZbggsV7Ir07ZSPx4mtGbGc3moZ0vYo2yd-2EnQSjeokJlFtoPvp~PGIU~2UGewLnMt-3pMf8tIj-BzJATfuChOJ0AXlYjH2-W5UZPgNPZjqzWjOcp8eWpRc-V5D96gqC9loem6v-KDi0DtgYk~-zXyXTdCACZTYaFVpkWV4fbLooi10FcgvUKiNbXTP3v8ik3i3SciXZXoswg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Road to Guantanamo | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1274216729/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1274216729/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563550851570.mp4?Expires=1788472518&Signature=Ix1Ac3FvCMU2o1qSUdEA9o5NqWXeU4zt4-PAPiWALHfQlC8hhMzMV0i07PGClz1zsAVdKKTCwkx5MH4LfEO7XwbVlrw4WZVoWDmgXXORG0Ejc2zqkxgo7jnd~DG5TXTID4iwfQKu2coaR40D9ZomBUXo1s6dj92UJ~7FgbvlJfJE7nNgRqmY2z-ANShrah0AOos-sjzrvsva1AgtD8uro9DA4QYPBtPbX52G329NAS7LayEg7OWp7oDWa8ljPmrpVFjBuYjRCcVFUgTztTn4Dnhyn~vftaqwhcLr3Ri0Gb9k4WfAY7eU3dnYHnn2kaUkFHgkv3VYRjc6K5flTqUQcg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Road To Guantanamo Scene: Changed | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3672032281/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3672032281/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677999893274.mp4?Expires=1788472518&Signature=Ys2T9OhyaN3URDrEpTsnJkkCurP8uQfnS1kcr7EtumsrdwEv3xo1QmpfPwrwn0En0RlEnjHeAdFOsTzwQotwnPyY5W2XAIzcwdtEmlpoB~tIpOI3w0WCodKYHWLLARR8-fjhYPPD9hnVH48TzDa1HNGnpDHqW-LOFnAS~OSvDahtgbEy-TFAWVuEYHkV7oe-XX0cxi6eoXst~DWTw6l8nupvD97m26SgkQJJarePnZMyQbjBaGoMAobf3y-ddW9u3cG-WXmg2VgoNaxIzM2QyD3Qu3IMheLMx3K~WCcKuXcIIu47Gx~vevmJqNzid50SpcNa0WuSXIQmuSBqUogDwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Road To Guantanamo Scene: Brinton | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2346632217/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2346632217/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677995399862.mp4?Expires=1788472518&Signature=YT87t6CX6FDiZZ7B8hAzRAG5FRTE-POn2wFKG9cKWj~LqFDro2IecQdQ2duuL7VFgsA3Ra07kdxUUVxBNtP5vMxthGeCXGyE6GtmBb9AeA72q2sPo1EM8SqosgMlLZooxhv49aEMYZVE1mDex01TfdHo-bX9SHMS4NCQbAXhDTP9M~bEcQ-tSED7lvKYtPvKEk6fDsHrRU-374Yzp96GFrCClW6rNZ1O-3xIzBr8VqoGWzSvK26lFDdnQF~EwMdp5BRHZkWBupm97wC20YMkyECrUuo968UfPc35uw4I1E4sq0tp23gMPl9Wfl8tecONfunRv3G5iOkkGDTkPdr2BA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Road To Guantanamo Scene: On The Border | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2447295513/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2447295513/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677995514927.mp4?Expires=1788472518&Signature=EPn8iAXfnKw3QGGN5S7Qpb-5wq7y9ERr4AjwQc6zsJA42fg9lKEdEYDn~pQAF1oHr~RqZiP9~z1ib3vJz26P-C9IDQxzsBBHditjg1TGHgdJdmC94vu~hbbQFdgGjTVdS2sscmpvDCfLON6wfjbgDpVW-sD1mrLJnMotdL9t~CjN4CFJIDxvXVTIB6OVenvpFwKiVBXmyadTJU6cV~OBl8TP2RR~VGO0Xe8iNk7U91Juuz-JNc0IgWS88no3M-xpCY~YTPJkx4en3wtG3aWPpfSPwvFnUNrpSV4II8eglFLy0fYJL662gM130yO7M7waY4Sk3BTrePmx8P85OtM1Dg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Germany: February 14, 2006 (Berlin International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 9, 2006
United Kingdom: March 10, 2006
Spain: March 25, 2006 (Las Palmas Film Festival)
Turkey: April 28, 2006
Sweden: May 5, 2006
Finland: May 12, 2006
Spain: May 26, 2006
Hungary: June 1, 2006
Netherlands: June 1, 2006
Austria: June 2, 2006
Belgium: June 7, 2006
France: June 7, 2006
Singapore: June 22, 2006
United States: June 23, 2006 (theatrical release, limited)
Denmark: August 25, 2006
Portugal: August 31, 2006
Hong Kong: September 9, 2006 (limited)
Italy: September 15, 2006
Germany: September 21, 2006
Iceland: October 2, 2006 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
Greece: October 5, 2006 (limited)
Mexico: October 23, 2006 (Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia)
Argentina: October 26, 2006
Romania: November 1, 2006 (British Film Festival)
Iceland: November 2, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Australia: November 9, 2006 (limited)
Australia: November 16, 2006
Romania: December 15, 2006
Uruguay: December 15, 2006
Japan: January 6, 2007
Poland: February 2, 2007
Serbia: March 1, 2007 (Belgrade Film Festival)
South Korea: May 10, 2007
Mexico: June 1, 2007 (limited)
Poland: July 23, 2007 (ERA New Horizons Film Festival)
Bulgaria: September 28, 2007
Venezuela: June 20, 2008

Awards

Box Office