Rendition [videorecording] / New Line Cinema presents in association with Level 1 Entertainment, an Anonymous Content production ; produced by Steve Golin, [and others] ; written by Kelley Sane ; directed by Gavin Hood
- Uniform Title
- Rendition (Motion picture)
- Published
- Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment : Warner Home Video, 2008.
- Copyright Date
- ©2007
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators
- Golin, Steve, Viscidi, Marcus, Sane, Kelley, Hood, Gavin, Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980-, Witherspoon, Reese, 1976-, Sarsgaard, Peter, Metwally, Omar, Naor, Yigal, Khouas, Mohammed, Oukach, Zineb, Arkin, Alan, Streep, Meryl, Hepker, Paul, Kilian, Mark, Beebe, Dion, New Line Cinema Corporation, Level 1 Entertainment (Firm), Anonymous Content (Firm), New Line Home Entertainment (Firm), and Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Language Note
- In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned. - 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.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 0780680049
9780780680043 - Audience Notes
- MPAA rating: R; for torture/violence and language.
- Note
- Special features include: "Outlawed" ; Intersections: the making of Rendition ; deleted/alternate scenes ; feature audio commentary with director Gavin Hood ; theatrical trailer ; sneek peaks.
- 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/Performer Note
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Omar Metwally, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Yigal Naor, Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep.
- Technical Details
- DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, stereo surround sound ; DVD-9.
- Source of Acquisition
- New Kensington copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20078.
- Endowment Note
- Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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