Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. |
System Details |
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, stereo surround sound. |
Cast |
Jake Gyllenhaal, Omar Metwally, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Yigal Naor, Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; editor, Megan Gill ; music, Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Barry Robison. |
Note |
Special features: Audio commentary by director Gavin Hood; "Outlawed" documentary on the practice of extraordinary rendition (28 min.); "Intersections : the making of Rendition"; 5 deleted scenes including an alternate ending. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for torture/violence and language. |
Summary |
The policy of "extraordinary rendition" began under the Clinton administration and accelerated after September 11, 2001. The policy allows for the handing over of suspected terrorists to countries that use torture as an interrogation tool. Anwar El-Ibrahimi is an Egyptian-born man who disappears on a flight from Africa to Washington, DC. He is sent to a North African country where torture is practiced and the CIA gives approval. Anwar's pregnant American-born wife wants to know what happened to her husband. A reluctant CIA agent begins to question his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation. A severe interrogator plys his trade on Anwar while a U.S. terrorism honcho is willing to turn a blind eye to the unpleasantness, especially if it stops a terrorist attack. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Extraordinary rendition -- United States -- Drama.
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Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- Africa, North -- Drama.
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Drama.
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Questioning -- Africa, North -- Drama.
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Terrorism -- Drama.
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Africa, North -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Hood, Gavin.
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Golin, Steve.
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Viscidi, Marcus.
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Sane, Kelley.
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Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980-
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Witherspoon, Reese, 1976-
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Sarsgaard, Peter.
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Metwally, Omar.
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Naor, Yigal, 1958-
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Khouas, Mohammed.
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Arkin, Alan.
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Streep, Meryl.
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New Line Cinema Corporation.
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Level 1 Entertainment (Firm)
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Anonymous Content (Firm)
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New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
0780680049 |
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9780780680043 |
Standard No. |
794043112928 |
Music No. |
1000036230 New Line Home Entertainment |
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