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About the documentary "Ghosts":
This documentary was awarded the "Prix du Public" at the Montreal Human Rights Film Festival 2010. This will be the first showing in Ottawa.
Three Canadian men; Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad El Maati and Muayyed Nureddin were detained and tortured for months and years in Syria and, in Ahmad El Maati's case, Egypt. Upon their release, they return to Canada and try to find answers to why they were detained in the first place.
The camera team follows the lives and cases of the men for one-and-a-half years as they, with the help of lawyers, organizations and regular Canadians, do what they can to understand the reasons behind their horrific experiences.
This is a documentary about how fragile the balance between democracy, human rights and national security can be in the post 9/11 era. The film also focuses on the effects of torture on the human mind and spirit.
Participants in the Panel Discussion:
- Morvary Samaré—Director and Producer of Ghosts
- Astrid Schau Larsen—Producer of Ghosts
- Abdullah Almalki—detained and tortured in Syria
- Hilary Homes--Amnesty International Campaigner for International Justice, Security and Human Rights
