The President Versus David Hicks
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Bentley Dean (co-director)
| The President Versus David Hicks | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Curtis Levy Bentley Dean (co-director) |
| Produced by | Curtis Levy |
| Cinematography | Bentley Dean |
| Music by | Felicity Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The President Versus David Hicks is a 2004 documentary film following Terry Hicks's as he tries to understand how his son David Hicks ended up in Guantanamo Bay.[1]
The Sydney Morning Herald writes "If there's a single message to be taken from all this, it's in the thought that moral absolutes are elusive on all sides of the war."[2] Variety's Russell Edwards states "Film’s strengths are that it doesn’t bother making a case for Hick’s innocence or excessively wring its hands over his imprisonment. Though Hicks remains an enigma, his life is undeniably intriguing — and docu conveys this with conviction, as well as Hicks Sr.’s love for his wayward son"[3] On ABC's At the Movies both David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz gave it 4 stars with Stratton saying "This is a documentary which every concerned Australian should see."[4]