Confessions of an innocent man [videorecording (DVD)] / directed by David Paperny.

Confessions of an innocent man [videorecording (DVD)] / directed by David Paperny.

Publication Date
2007

Publication Information
Montreal, Que. : National Film Board of Canada,

Physical Description
1 videodisc (52 min.)

Subject Term
Torture victims -- Saudi Arabia -- Biography.
 
Prisoners -- Canada -- Biography.
 
Judicial error -- Saudi Arabia.

Additional Contributors
Paperny, David,
 
Sheen, Martin,
 
Sampson, William, 1959-

Performer
Narrator, Martin Sheen.

Summary
Examines William Sampson's harrowing experience while imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for a crime he did not commit. Sampson, who was working as a business consultant in Saudi Arabia at the time of his sudden arrest, belonged to a community of western ex-pats who worked hard and played hard. He, along with several other men, was charged with the terrorist bombing and murder of a fellow western ex-pat in December of 2000. With no evidence of his guilt, and despite pleading his innocence, Sampson was repeatedly tortured and received no counsel or visitation by his government until after his captors got what they wanted: a confession. Finally freed after a total of 31 months, one burning question remains unanswered: Where was the Canadian government, and why wasn't more done to help? An unforgettable testament to one man's struggle to survive injustice, brutality, and the geo-politics that condone them.

Language
English

General Note
DVD-R. May not play in all DVD players.
 
Based on the book Confessions of an innocent man by William Sampson.


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