Upon first arrival at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Private Amy Cole (Kristen Stewart) is given a set of strict instructions: refer to the people in cells as detainees, not prisoners; do not let the detainees know anything about you or get inside your head; and understand that they are in a war zone. Unfortunately, these rules start to become stronger enforcers of the idea that 'black and white' state of affairs are entirely fabricated. As Cole steadily befriends a man named Ali (Peyman Moaadi) who is kept confined in one of the cells, she begins to realise that outlines of good and bad are totally askew in this weird and alien place.
The film serves as writer/director Peter Sattler's feature debut, after writing and directing the biopic short film, 'Newton', in 2001. Sattler's careers also consists as working as a graphic designer on films like 2009's 'Star Trek' and 2005's 'Walk the Line'. The film premiered in January, 2014, at Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S Dramatic Competition category. The film received mixed reviews and 'Camp X-Ray' ended up losing the award to 'Whiplash'. The film is set to be distributed by IFC Films, with an October 2014 release date.
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Peyman Moaadi, Tara Holt, John Carroll Lynch, Cory Michael Smith, Marco Khan, Ser'Darius Blain, Joseph Julian Soria, Nawal Bengholam, Holli Dean