What on earth were the Bedfordshire police thinking when they detained and interrogated an award winning group of actors? They had just returned from an award ceremony in where their film “The Road to Guantanamo” had won a “Silver Bear” award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Ironically, the film is about young British citizens who were wrongfully arrested and then sent to the American military detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The actors were permitted to go home after some hours of questioning, however the whole incident gives the impression of a clueless and racist counter-terror operation.
Most countries like to honor their award winning citizens. A popular film can bring revenue to the box-office and sustain the British film industry. I’m saddened that Bedfordshire police cannot see the value in popular films that explore controvercial topics. I think that these hard-working actors deserve a public apology from the police!
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