Rendition / New Line Cinema presents ; in association with Level 1 Entertainment ; an Anonymous Content production ; directed by Gavin Hood ; written by Kelley Sane ; produced by Steve Golin, Marcus Viscidi.
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 plies 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
Item details
- ISBN: 0780680049
- ISBN: 9780780680043
- ISBN: 4043112920
- ISBN: 9784043112920
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: [Widescreen].
- Publisher: [Los Angeles]: New Line Home Entertainment, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. Widescreen 2.35:1. Special features: optional audio commentary by director Gavin Hood; "Outlawed" documentary on the practice of extraordinary rendition (28 min.); "Intersections: the making of Rendition" (30 min.); deleted/alternate scenes with optional audio commentary by Gavin Hood (19 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.). |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; editor, Megan Gill ; music, Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Barry Robison. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Jake Gyllenhaal, Omar Metwally, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Igal Naor, Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for torture/violence and language. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, Dolby digital stereo surround sound. |
Language Note: | In English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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