Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

Movie · Documentary, War · 1h 57m · Rated 6.8/10 on TMDB · Released February 12, 2008

Overview

Investigating the infamous Abu Ghraib scandal, Errol Morris interviews American guards and Iraqi prisoners who were at the military jail before images of prisoner torture emerged in 2004. One female guard, who posed alongside fallen Iraqis in notorious images, tells Morris that her crimes were inspired by her love for another soldier, and another explains why she took photographs of her fellow troops. In the process, Morris suggests that the scandal resulted from systemic flaws in the military.

Directed by Errol Morris

Cast

• Javal Davis as Self
• Ken Davis as Self
• Tony Diaz as Self
• Tim Dugan as Self
• Lynndie England as Self
• Jefferey Frost as Self
• Megan Ambuhl Graner as Self
• Sabrina Harman as Self
• Janis Karpinski as Self
• Roman Krol as Self
• Brent Pack as Self
• Jeremy Sivits as Self

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