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Eminent Monsters 2020 Directed by Stephen Bennett

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Crime , Documentary
Production Companies BBC Scotland , Hopscotch Films , Sideways Film
Release Date 16 February 2020
93 mins