The documentary features the story of
Omar Khadr, who was captured in 2002 by Americans in Afghanistan and was charged with war crimes. The film takes an in-depth look at how Khadr, at 15 years old, became the center of one of the first American war crimes trials since the 1940s through Khadr's perspective. For the first time, Omar Khadr was allowed to speak for himself on camera. Khadr pleaded guilty to five war crimes in October 2010 for a plea deal that gave him a chance to possibly return to Canada and an eight-year sentence. Omar Khadr spent a decade at Guantanamo,"
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr features unprecedented access and exclusive interviews with Khadr during his first few days of freedom in Edmonton, where he was released on bail on May 7, 2015". The film is in part based on
Michelle Shepard’s book Guantanamo's Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr; the documentary follows through the timeline between Khadr's childhood and his time at Guantanamo till his current life of freedom. ==Production==