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How to Learn English in Guantanamo
Most of the main characters in the film with the exception of Khalid didn't speak English before they went to Guantanamo. And one of my favorite scenes that we had to take out was when Ali tells the story of how he learned English. When these during the Bush administration, according to most people I've talked to, they weren't really allowed to have any contact with the outside world,. It wasn't until Obama came in that they were allowed to have TV and things like this. But it's just like you, well, a lot of people think of Guantanamo, they think of prison. It's not prison because in prison you can have your family can visit you. You can watch the TV