My Life After Guantanamo Bay (Prison Documentary) | Real Stories

Guantánamo Bay, and then what? After 13 years, a 38-year-old Palestinian named Muhammad is released from the notorious detention camp, where he was starved, tortured and humiliated. He gets the chance to start a new life in Uruguay, where he’ll get a home and welfare money. He has two years, then he’ll be on his own.
We follow Muhammad, a calm and very devout man, as he goes about his daily life, starting with his arrival in his new homeland and continuing until the end of the two years. He studies Spanish, learns to drive, prays, takes courses, calls his mother, and together with his Uruguayan wife looks for clothes for the baby they’re expecting. He’s resigned as he grapples with the local bureaucracy, but his eyes speak volumes.
At well-timed moments, we hear him talking in voice-over about his traumatic experiences in Guantánamo. Most of all, we see him looking for work, but who will take him on?
Freedom Is a Big Word shows how goodwill can descend into a sense of impotence in this confrontation with reality.
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[@garylee12345]

I guess this video wasn't intended for any English speaking people to watch.

[@whoknows3972]

I thought it was just me not understanding the accent.... ok soo my hearing is ok😊

[@celebrityf835]

I was looking forward to watching it aswell

[@thulegezelschap5884]

This sounds like London to me

[@celebrityf835]

Thule Gezelschap jog on you racist mug

[@thulegezelschap5884]

@@celebrityf835 enjoy your diversity

[@JorgePetraglia2009]

I'm Uruguayan and I can understand when they speak spanish. The problem is that when this poor guy tries to talk in english and spanish at the same time nobody can really understands much of what He is trying to say. I'm under the impression that the producers of this documentary made a very special effort to produce something that nobody can really figure out on what is really going on with this guy. Is this a documentary for "Uruguayans only",whom really know how the politicians work in there?. I will refrain myself to make any more comments on the lack of professionalism of the producers and at the same time I would like to ask former president Mujica these questions : "Did you have only two years,in a different country and culture to catch up and be able to fend for yourself after what this guy ,and yourself,have been trough? Didn't you have enough room in your own house to bring this guy and offer him a decent place to rebuild his life? Couldn't you,in your position as a president,made sure this person could have got all the help he needed?" I'm not surprised at all that the "Blancos"(the most reactionary political party in Uruguay) won the last election. Once again we can see that demagogy plays on all political factions,even in those that pay a huge price trying to change society as we all know. I would had love to make this comment in my original language,instead I decide to do it in my limited english for the benefit of the ones left behind by this terrible production. Greetings from Toronto.

[@fabi57iamracer]

You have too much to complain.

[@djlalokc7698]

That's crazy the title of the video it's in English I came in and watch the video and it's in Spanish well I'm glad speak español

[@franchescadiaz8283]

It’s a really good documentary

[@timw4432]

What's with the subtitles?!!!

[@garypatridge5373]

In english pleyse

[@wokenmillennial]

Starts at 3 minutes in - Thanks me later 👌🏽

[@someoneyouknow525]

More like 1:08:30

[@wokenmillennial]

SomeoneYouKnow 😂😂😂 I didnt watch past 4 mins 😂😂😂

[@fortroadmassive4095]

Make subs pls

[@IntrovertMoth]

I know Spanish so I will put a summary of what I understood. It shows him looking around for jobs, but either there are no jobs or the jobs require experience, that's when he keeps going to that same office letting them know why he didn't get a job (I think). He mentions he was arrested with other people and was being asked where he was born, he kept saying Palestine but the officer would say he was from Israel. He says where they first took him there were men, women and children. They began to ask him about 9/11 and he then realized how serious his situation was. He says in prison they would humiliate them by touching them inappropriately, letting them sleep for 3 or 5 hours, the food was disgusting. After being released he entered a program with the promise of a job closer to his home, and he wasn't the only one in this program there were others sent to different locations, he tells the guy that it's been a year and he still has no job, the Spanish guys says that he is just mad all this 56:30 . His wife and daughter have to go live with his family since he cannot provide for them, and it ends with showing a ID of when he was younger. Basically what it would be like for anybody coming out of prison I think, just this guy came out of guantanamo Bay prison.

[@mariecoyle6882]

Thank you for translating for us 😊

[@evaturk8540]

Thanks

[@CaptainCaterpillars]

I was actually really interested but I can’t understand it. Hope this gets released with subs or you allow someone to translate it for you on YT

[@TheJapanChannelDcom]

Why put the title and description in English when there is no English in the narration. These "Real Stories" people are "Real Lazy".

[@kidz4p509]

@TheJapanChannelDcom Or maybe, they have an non-English division who did this.

[@missellis6561]

Jajaja así se siente

[@benvilla3754]

Apparently this man was captured and taken to Guantanamo prison , interrogated by US military and claims he was treated horribly .. now him and other 4 prisoners were forcibly sent to Latin America ( Uruguay) .. it was an exchange between those 2 countries for better trade deals in favor of Uruguay. Now that he is there he can't find a job has married and can't the Uruguayan government promised him that they would help him find a job but is only avious they have failed him . Now he has sent his wife back to Palestine where he is from . He is banned to travel outside Uruguay .

[@Smiry]

Hay gente mala en este mundo. Ni Siquiera dejan en paz un hombre que sufriò maltratos en prision :(

[@shaheedaessack6142]

May Allah cover Mohammed and his family with Mercy, Forgiveness and Justice. Inshallah Ameen

[@caanehiggins8552]

Needs English subs

[@claudiariedel5777]

Cannds Higgins,need to pay more attention to speak perfect English 👌 🙄 👏 Drop dead!Bcomes industrial machine operator,American isn't getting talent here. America needs talent not this!!!!!!

[@annahollander111]

For all the commentators who assume Muhammad did s.th. bad and was taken to Guantanamo: Most prisoners in G. were there because of suspicions. He probably did nothing wrong. I did not watch to the end because I do not know Spanish. But it is clear how he feels. LOST. He longs for his homeland every second.

[@A.M.19958]

👍🏻

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

Tell us Anna would you invite one of these 'innocent' ex G.Bay inmates to live with you?

[@9shazad]

NIHILISTLIVESMATTER that’s not the point is it innocent people get tortured unlike you some people actually have a heart

[@annahollander111]

@@nihilistlivesmatter Yes. Without hesitating. They are my brothers.

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

@@annahollander111 How many have you invited to live with you so far?

[@cfq.tufanuf7601]

English would of been nice...... I did give it a go....oh well

[@lovelovenolimits4912]

No translation and we are now watching like deafs..

[@djlalokc7698]

Lol

[@keri7682]

Over laughed

[@lovelovenolimits4912]

@@keri7682 yeah kitty it's true

[@tanikanakeyalewis4202]

Watch like Co-Citizens, or Foreign Visitors: "You Know?" 😶.

[@LuciaScurei]

So happy to be speaking English and Spanish, even though I come from Eastern Europe. His face when they speak to him in Spanish is mine when dealing with German, you can see his brain trying to capture it all in and make sense of it.

[@carlostirado351]

I didn't watch the whole thing, but am impressed for the absolute wisdom and abilities of this subjects in their knowledge of languages" how many languages they know and obviously spoke!!! Smart and impressive!!!

[@ShawnaCostonPhD]

How awful Humanity. To break down a human and label them as such after such torture of their very existence . Life is always changing and should be forgiving but it is not. When humanity dies out we can blame ourselves .

[@susanna8612]

I wonder how many he himself tortured and how many women raped and men killed and families destroyed?

[@madmax-cc7ub]

Yeah no forgiveness for terrorists. They are undeserving of love. Don't be so naive 🙄

[@Messiane]

@@madmax-cc7ub LEFTIES CHANNEL !

[@algonzorithm]

To be clear, for Suzie and others who watch this, there were people in Guantanamo Bay who were innocent. I don't just mean when people say they're innocent, I mean people who went through the Combatant Status Review Tribunal and were proven to be innocent. Some of them were there for years before this was established. Some are still there. I don't know whether this guy is or isn't a combatant yet, but "being in Guantanamo Bay" in and of itself is not an automatic proof of terrorism.

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

@@algonzorithm I think your compassion would vanish if heone moved into your town

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

It's unfortunate there are no english subs, but from reading the description box I have to ask how does a 'calm & very devout man' wind up in guantanamo bay, it's suspicious to me his back story wasn't given.

[@ThatGirlJD]

I'm sure after 13 years in Guantanamo Bay prison you either become very calm and quiet or you become very hard to be around.

[@ThatGirlJD]

www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/06/20136187241638856.html

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

@@ThatGirlJD Makes a change from 'Just attending a wedding', it seems Aljazeera neglected to share with us why this guest house was raided.

[@ThatGirlJD]

@@nihilistlivesmatter The person who wrote the article was one of his lawyers. They can only say so much.

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

@@ThatGirlJD So it would be in their client's interest to portray as positive & harmless view of him? especially when trying to find a country -stupid- trusting enough to take in someone with suspect terrorist sympathies I don't think divulging the context of his arrest & incarceration would be prohibited

[@A.M.19958]

Some comments are really harsh and saying that he is a terrorist? He said that he is Palestinian I dont think he was jailed for terrorism!

[@ThatGirlJD]

He was jailed for terroism. He was detained at Guantanamo Bay as a suspected terrorist for over 10 years.

[@sonogabri1]

How do you know? Where you there?

[@ThatGirlJD]

@@sonogabri1 It's public record. Guantanamo Bay prison is for suspected terrorist, suspects are interrogated by US government agents there. His lawyers also advocated for his release for years. They say he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/06/20136187241638856.html

[@pandora8478]

ThatGirlJD thanks for the link.

[@briandora]

Who wants to employ a possible suicide bomber ffs

[@beckynjeri8559]

What's the need of uploading a video on an English channel then 95% of the time they are speaking some other language?

[@exs3574]

English subtitles would be much appreciated ...

[@madmax-cc7ub]

WOW, The title sounds pretty interesting, but the film is horrendously boring. To make things worse, it's almost entirely in Spanish. And with spanisg subtitles to boot. I actually like this channel a lot, but you guys really missed the mark with this one 👌🏻 Great job. Not to mention, a lot of these particular prisoners don't deserve love when they get out. I couldn't make that call for this guy, cause I didn't understand a lick of the words. But to have gotten 13 years, it must have been pretty bad.

[@georgecamblenjr5124]

mad max learn sapnish then you dumbo

[@madmax-cc7ub]

@@georgecamblenjr5124 The title was in English, on an English KZbin channel. And I won't learn Spanish just to watch a video about some terrorist.

[@freeasabird846]

Was looking forward to watching this and looks like that's all I can do is watch coz I can't understand a bloody word, so guess its time to switch it off. 🙄

[@taniawilliams14]

His eyes say it all. Certainly hard to watch.

[@mj3026]

This is not in English but there is one like this on vice news with the same guy it’s called life after Guantanamo exiled to Kazakhstan 💜💚💙🇬🇧🇦🇫

[@DaveSCameron]

90% OF YOUR UPLOADS ARE BANNED HERE IN FREE ENGLAND!!??

[@pandora8478]

Not true!

[@DaveSCameron]

@@pandora8478 Heh heh! ok young man best of luck attempting to watch them..

[@josebaez8451]

Desconozco mucho sobre la religión musulmana.. Pero veo que es un problema, en el caso de ella tenia que ser una doctora mujer para poder asistir el parto. En el caso de el, la enfermera no podía ni tan siquiera tocarlo para tomarle la presión!!! No se que DIOS o el profeta tenga que ver en todo esto 🤷‍♂️

[@sherri99516]

Oh Boo hoo. He got some of the karma he dished out, yet he is now free to live another day. I doubt all those he maimed and killed can say the same. Seems only his family is the one that matters, forget about all those other families who lost their loved ones because of his extreme radical actions.

[@Horsewoman725]

Tamina K thank you 🙏🏽

[@tina-sr9in]

Shut up. Then explain what his say cause you no Spanish courses you do 1 st class idiot talk about thick

[@Green-y9t]

Just watching this video. I would be willing to be that it's his appearance that makes people leery, I'd bet. Once that face comes into focus, the very first place it takes me back to in an instant, is 9/11!! I am not around that nationality, I'm nryot acquainted with the people as a culture, so of course - I feel fear when I see the face, based on my naive knowledge, I can't help but have that image in my mind. I can't distinguish the difference in cultures from those that bombed the WTC (with help from an insider in the USA), and he catches the backlash. Such a shame. He truly does come across as a wonderful person, but I suppose that's the purpose of the video. I certainly do wish him very well, with a dose of less struggles. Why was he in Guantanamo?

[@marcelamrekajova5088]

What did he do? When will be EN subs?

[@SashxMindfreak]

I'm sorry everyone is annoyed at the lack of subtitles but it's how us spanish speakers spend our time on youtube: watching videos in english with no subtitles and learning :) it is what it iiiis

[@pandora8478]

Problem with English speakers that they expect everyone to speak English even though Spanish is more common. I’m from England btw!

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

Tell me Romi, do these English speaking videos you watch have their titles in Spanish?

[@randylahey3370]

we out here

[@Ramon-dy7se]

Saludos desde el sur de América! Un país chiquito que cuando nadie quiso recibir a los de Guantánamo nosotros sí

[@doreenhurley938]

THIS one was too hard to follow ...I put the English CC on and WOW the words are way off, it is making NO sense at all.... EPIC FAIL

[@khalilpatel684]

Need English subtitles with english narration

[@martinnolan9906]

At least have subtitles in English 👎🏻

[@braincracker2684]

DID YOU KNOW? I PUT 90% OF MY ENERGY IN MAKING VIDZ BUT FEW PEOPLE SEE'S IT, WHILE, SOME PEOPLE PUT 10% OF ENERGY IN THEIR VIDZ BUT KZbin KEEP PROMOTING THEM. DO YOU THINK YOTUBE IS BIASED?.😭😤❤️

[@esrefcelikcelik8789]

thanks a lot for your effort.

[@abo0o0odi100]

No KZbin is not biased its just competitive

[@garylee12345]

Of course

[@madmax-cc7ub]

A lot of times they can be, yeah. But you have another top 10 video channel. I checked it out, and it's not necessarily bad content, but i would suggest you use your own voice, and add some personality to your videos. Don't use text to speech, it's very boring. Do something to set yourself apart, you'll be alright 👍

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

How about trying making videos that aren't formulaic & pointless, I checked a couple out I didn't subscribe

[@11Tov]

Man sleeping in car ..... wow!

[@tonyvaldes8352]

Across the border and into Cuba...I can assure you that to be a worst maximum security prison.

[@VagabondiOfficialTV]

thanks for uploading this documentary 👊❤️

[@markwebster6018]

Speak 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿please or give subs

[@brucebahar180]

I strongly believe there is or was a single innocent man or woman in goantoma prison.

[@vickidoctor5586]

Just reading the comments I didn't watch it lol not in English

[@qinoqino7643]

All that praying to a big square didn't help

[@lauriemadsen3786]

I was interested in watching this but can't understand it.

[@DUBSTEP_KUSH305]

I triied 😭

[@peacenow6618]

Thank you so much for this video. It was very beneficial. Keep up the Great Work! Much appreciated!

[@JavedKhan-ox5qe]

my dear brother always be positive

[@mirnasaade8938]

I pray that Mohammad and his family are doing well and have come through all these tribulations much stronger and happier.

[@dlg1776]

Did those in Gitmo have conjugal visitations with spouses? Needs English subtitles.

[@sonogabri1]

Who cares , seriously.

[@dlg1776]

@@sonogabri1 I asked because his wife is obviously very pregnant. If your don't care about the question why answer at all.

[@R_mhs]

susan scott no, he got married after leaving gitmo and arriving to Uruguay.

[@dlg1776]

@@R_mhs Oh, I guess he's been there a while then.

[@simsimasgaming]

I couldn’t understand it, because I speak a different language. Sorry.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Disappointing no English captions. Believe it or not, most Americans would deplore Gitmo and its methods. Trouble is most would only think and feel that way. And very, very few actually voice their objections. This is the effect of the virtual world we are hypnotized with. We've become Gitmo numb.

[@jewell92]

For correct language from Spanish to your language in settings. Some of the translation to English is incorrect. My Spanish is too old to be able to help.

[@harrybellingham98]

the subtitles don't even match up, nothing is in sync. Maybe one day this doc will inform others about the world

[@tanikanakeyalewis4202]

Watch like Co-Citizens, or Foreign Visitors: "You Know?" 😶.

[@donnagpalk912]

👂 ? Thank you. Be back when I learn Russian.🐴🐴🐴😂

[@georgecamblenjr5124]

Y con el sistema de america del sur para no quejareseee, por dios,........

[@cloudsecure]

This is clickbait for monolingual English speakers

[@ummabudee]

Needs English subtitles

[@ummabudee]

Even when I set it to translate into English. The translation is awful

[@hardrockandmetalrule]

Cant understand the documentary.. need english subtitles please.

[@benvilla3754]

Bilingual subscriber here . 😊 Todo lo entiendo perfectamente.

[@kimberleyfenn2347]

Shame i can't understand a word 😔😔 was looking forward to this

[@boniteaffriany2011]

I do not speak Spanish unfortunately

[@monirep5359]

HE IS NOT A GOOD PERSON, HOW MANY PEOPLE HR KILL BEFORE HE GOT ARRESTED. IT IS SO BAD THEY RELEASE HIM.

[@A.M.19958]

This is a documentary about his experience in jail and what happened to him I mean nothing showed us that he is bad or violent

[@ronnice313]

I really wanted to watch this since I was deployed there.

[@frawldog]

💕 🇨🇺

[@magnetoza]

?????

[@Kingharish1985]

2nd

[@Kingharish1985]

@rambo h correct

[@Horsewoman725]

He is a pious man 🙏🏽

[@madmax-cc7ub]

The word pious is usually intended to be sarcastic. I think you mean, devout, or holy, something along those lines.

[@Horsewoman725]

mad max definition of pious the way I understand it is having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. No sarcasm was intended in my comment

[@christineokari5536]

Engliiishhhhh

[@gailhandschuh1138]

CLICKBAIT. ! ! ! !

[@franchescadiaz8283]

Everyone that doesn’t know Spanish should get a translator

[@ЭдвардХакким]

Hi pretty

[@mrmenknr1639]

MEH with a capitol EMMMMMM.

[@georgecamblenjr5124]

Uruguay???

[@frankmournin805]

Inchallah

[@zezareves2182]

OI BOA TARDE BJS

[@TedBackus]

its a nice fiction, but a fiction none the less

[@martinreynolds6027]

How so Ted?

[@khalidyare5992]

I just wasted my time I can tell it’s a very interesting program but without English subtitle or translation I’m sure they did because they don’t want all people to understand 😂 👍if you're in lock down in abroad like me, missing home. Brumm. Birmingham 🇬🇧 ❤️

[@pandora8478]

If you speak brummie, you can speak anything!

[@georgecamblenjr5124]

Y QUE HACE ESE ARABE AHI EN ARGENTINA????

[@georgecamblenjr5124]

GameMaster si sii ya me entere que es uruguayy

[@sonogabri1]

Furthermore, why aren't they sent to an arabic country ?In fact, I don't think anybody wants them.

[@camilosittegassevol2944]

that man is a fanatic never trust a former jihadst

[@briandora]

What a load of bollocks

[@1984magu]

I have a lack of emphaty for Abdullah, i believe he got what he deserve ❤️

[@shaziamushtaq6105]

And you will get what you deserve!

[@1984magu]

@@shaziamushtaq6105 ;)

[@1984magu]

@@shaziamushtaq6105 ❤️