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Camp X-Ray

6.7/10

Rating

117 min

Runtime

2014

Release Year

Peter Sattler

Director

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J. J. Soria, Ser'Darius Blain

Quick Synopsis

A young woman from a small town enlists in the military seeking a purpose beyond her familiar surroundings. She is assigned as a guard at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, where the situation is complex and morally challenging. While working amidst tense interactions with both hostile detainees and strict fellow soldiers, she develops an unexpected friendship with one of the prisoners, which forces her to reconsider her views and the nature of her mission.

Detailed Synopsis of Camp X-Ray

A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive squadmates, she strikes up an unusual friendship with one of the detainees.

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