The President Versus David Hicks

The President Versus David Hicks is a 2004 documentary film following Terry Hicks's as he tries to understand how his son David Hicks ended up in Guantanamo Bay.[1]

The President Versus David Hicks
Directed byCurtis Levy
Bentley Dean (co-director)
Produced byCurtis Levy
CinematographyBentley Dean
Music byFelicity Fox
Running time
52 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald writes "If there's a single message to be taken from all this, it's in the thought that moral absolutes are elusive on all sides of the war."[2] Variety's Russell Edwards states "Film’s strengths are that it doesn’t bother making a case for Hick’s innocence or excessively wring its hands over his imprisonment. Though Hicks remains an enigma, his life is undeniably intriguing — and docu conveys this with conviction, as well as Hicks Sr.’s love for his wayward son"[3] On ABC's At the Movies both David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz gave it 4 stars with Stratton saying "This is a documentary which every concerned Australian should see."[4]

Awards
  • 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards
    • Best Documentary - Curtis Levy - won[5]
    • Best Direction in a Documentary - Bentley Dean, Curtis Levy - nominated

References
  1. Kermond, Clare (10 March 2004), "The President Versus David Hicks", The Age
  2. Hall, Sandra (12 August 2004), "Yearning for a country he knows", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Edwards, Russell (16 August 2004), "The President Versus David Hicks", Variety
  4. Stratton, David; Pomeranz, Margaret (5 August 2004), "The President Versus David Hicks", At the Movies
  5. "AFI falls for Somersault", The Age, 30 October 2004
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