This effective documentary examines why no one is held to account over torture and how close the
UK is to adopting techniques used in Guantánamo
If there is another terrorist attack in
Britain, one of the interviewees suggests in this documentary by Scottish director Stephen Bennett, then the UK is only a step away from using the kind of torture techniques linked to Guantánamo. Globally, torture is happening in a regular cycle: every time it gets exposed and condemned, no one is ever really held to account.
That may be a depressing fact, but as citizens the least we can do is make ourselves aware it’s going on and keep the history alive through retelling. Eminent Monsters’ highly competent contribution is to connect some of the dots and craft a narrative that mostly implicates complicit professionals from the world of psychology and psychiatry, starting first and foremost with Dr Ewen Cameron.