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Can Hollywood help doctor who pinned down Usama bin Laden?

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    Dominic Di-Natale sits down with California-based activists who are trying to pressure filmmakers to draw attention to the plight of Dr. Shakil Afridi

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Whose gonna help America next time who's gonna stand up and put their life on the line their job on their -- -- -- on the line.

To help us if this is how we treat them for their.

We going to send seal teams in the countries.

All over the world to rescue people.

And to deal with situations.

In environments.

That are far less important than.

What this man did and identifying the location of the some of them.

And why they leave this guy to sit.

In a poll this now to Iraq with -- all these militants.

Is beyond our wildest imagination.

And candidly.

We couldn't live with.

I came from Washington.

DC and the trip that I was done here flew into New York.

We met at the notes now.

And I said -- -- we have to do something because nobody from the movie where the agencies.

Or Hollywood.

Was really returning -- telephone costs they were chest.

Now being polite.

-- taking messages but there was nothing actually happened.

And there's been all this controversy was zero dark thirty about the portrayal of torture and here's a man who is the real life hero at zero dark thirty and he's being burned.

He's been electrocuted he is being -- he's he's lost some of the site from being.

On blindfolded for so long in his hands bound.

In practice the practicing position.

Who may never be able to use his hands again.

So this is actually happening and there's no controversy about this that I'm reading.

At least at least in the Hollywood reporter that you know us weekly that -- -- on the -- stand.

So why not bring this kind of hard hitting news to where people who are -- -- what.

Just for testing is wearing how about what she's doing with her limelight.

And -- and here's an opportunity to eternal lemon and eliminate here's an opportunity.

To do nothing more than be on the red carpet.

And actually call attention.

To a positive thing.

To do something positive instead of being criticized.

For -- about abuse and torture.

B.

Praise.

I mean the people who made this movie should be praised.

For calling attention to this man's plight and giving him free on behalf of all Americans.