Eminent Monsters: A Manual For Modern Torture
‘Do No Harm’ is an abiding principal of psychiatry. It is abandoned time after time in this shocking, utterly compelling exploration of the profession’s collusion with state sponsored torture over the past 70 years. Director Stephen Bennett untangles a web of secrecy, denial and complicity to explore the legacy of Scottish-born psychiatrist Dr Ewen Cameron and the experiments that helped devise systems of torture employed across the globe, from Northern Ireland to Guantanamo Bay. Experts, victims and families provide chapter and verse on fundamental violations of human rights.
- Overview
- Cast
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Eminent Monsters: A Manual For Modern Torture
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 16, 2020
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Original Title
Eminent Monsters: A Manual For Modern Torture
Production Companies
BBC Scotland, Sideways Film, Hopscotch Films
Director
Stephen Bennett
Description
‘Do No Harm’ is an abiding principal of psychiatry. It is abandoned time after time in this shocking, utterly compelling exploration of the profession’s collusion with state sponsored torture over the past 70 years. Director Stephen Bennett untangles a web of secrecy, denial and complicity to explore the legacy of Scottish-born psychiatrist Dr Ewen Cameron and the experiments that helped devise systems of torture employed across the globe, from Northern Ireland to Guantanamo Bay. Experts, victims and families provide chapter and verse on fundamental violations of human rights.
