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.)./ Participants: Jake Gyllenhaal, Omar Metwally, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Yigal Naor, Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep./ 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. 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. Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; editor, Megan Gill ; music, Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Barry Robison.
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