Academy Award-nominated filmmaker David Paperny tells the remarkable tale of Canadian ex-patriot William Sampson, who was working in Saudi Arabia when he was arrested, tortured, and sentenced to death for a car bombing he didn't commit. Arrested on suspicions of terrorism and tortured into confessing by the Saudi Arabian authorities, Sampson was only able to maintain his sanity by convincing his captors that he was completely mad. In addition to rejecting Canadian envoys and even his own father, Sampson refused to be ...
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Academy Award-nominated filmmaker David Paperny tells the remarkable tale of Canadian ex-patriot William Sampson, who was working in Saudi Arabia when he was arrested, tortured, and sentenced to death for a car bombing he didn't commit. Arrested on suspicions of terrorism and tortured into confessing by the Saudi Arabian authorities, Sampson was only able to maintain his sanity by convincing his captors that he was completely mad. In addition to rejecting Canadian envoys and even his own father, Sampson refused to be clothed, repeatedly destroyed his cell, and covered both himself and his cell with his own feces. Thirty one months later, Sampson was released but where was the Canadian government during his darkest hours, and why weren't they attempting to secure his release? By recreating the inhuman conditions that Sampson endured during his imprisonment, director Paperny aims to raise awareness about the dangers of geo-politics, and highlight the attempts to the former prisoner to hold the Saudi government accountable for their flagrant human rights violations. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Martin Sheen. Run time: 90 mins. Originally released: 2007. Language: English. Factory Sealed Brand New DVD Canadian William Sampson was a law-abiding citizen who moved to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to offer his expertise as a business consultant. Then, in December 2000, he and several of his colleagues were suddenly arrested and charged for a violent terrorist bombing they did not commit. Despite his plea of innocence and no evidence of guilt, Sampson was imprisoned and repeatedly tortured for almost three years until his captors got what they wanted from him: a confession. With news of his shocking confession heard around the world, Sampson was sentenced to death. Receiving no help from his government, it appeared to be only a matter of time before another innocent man would die. Narrated by Martin Sheen and directed by Academy AwardŽ-nominated filmmaker David Paperny, Confessions of an Innocent Man is a raw and important experience for an age when war and terror are dividing the world. LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH This program is Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired.
