By Cal
Link: https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/events/guantanamo-boy-film
Available until: 26th February
Content warning 12+ but there are scenes of torture.
Guantanamo Boy is a timely production. The Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness of the despicable treatment faced by people of colour and this production raises awareness of a particularly horrific time which actually isn’t over yet. The title of the play comes from Guantanamo Bay, the name of an American military prison in Cuba. It was established in 2002, when George W. Bush was president and although Barack Obama wanted to close the prison and Joe Biden says he will close it, it remains open to this day. Biden’s predecessor, whom I prefer not to name as I don’t want him finding this page next time he googles himself, wanted to keep the prison open indefinitely. 40 prisoners remain, with nine dying in custody in the last few weeks.
