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Rendition (2007) -- Renditioning, the practice of moving terror suspects to overseas prisons for detention and interrogation, is examined from the vantage point of those affected by it.
Rendition (2007) -- Alan Smith (Peter Sarsgaard) discusses the tacit practice of renditioning with the CIA’s head of terrorism; Corrinne Whitman (Meryl Streep).
Rendition (2007) -- Behind the scenes: Explosion
Rendition (2007) -- Interview: Meryl Streep "On the Film"
Rendition (2007) -- Teri Okita previews "Rendition," a political thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon. The stars talk about preparing for the film and being under the glare of the tabloids.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   19,212 votes
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Director:
Gavin Hood
Writer (WGA):
Kelley Sane (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 October 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
What if someone you love...just disappeared?
Plot:
A CIA analyst questions his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation at a secret detention facility outside the US. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(86 articles)
Reese Witherspoon as a Bad 'Pharm Girl'?
 (From Cinematical. 18 June 2009, 4:03 PM, PDT)

Reese Witherspoon Refuses to Do Nude Scenes
 (From TheImproper.com. 9 June 2009, 6:52 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Masterful and Topical more

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  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for torture/violence and language.
Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

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Goofs:
Factual errors: In the beginning when Anwar is in Cape Town, South Africa, according to the shadows cast by the men in Anwar's party, it's about 1 pm. He makes a call to Isabella in Chicago, United States when he apologizes for not calling her earlier. Cape Town is 8 hours ahead of Chicago, it would have been pitch dark in Chicago at that time but Isabella is outside in the midday sun playing soccer with Jeremy. more
Quotes:
Douglas Freeman: This is my first torture. more
Soundtrack:
Al Insan more

FAQ

From what play is Douglas's Shakepeare quote?
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165 out of 235 people found the following comment useful:-
Masterful and Topical, 17 October 2007
10/10
Author: corrosion-2 (corrosion@hotmail.com) from United Arab Emirates

Rendition presents a very topical matter in the form of a very tense thriller. It's a gripping, and not a preaching, movie. Seeing it in an Arab country with a mixture of Arabian and European audience gave it an extra level of atmosphere. The audience was totally gripped by the film and gave it a loud applause afterwards. The story of an Egyptian, married to an American, picked up on the suspicion of links to terrorist organizations and shipped to a friendly (with US) Arab country for "enhanced interrogation (as Meryl Streep's character states in the film: "we have no torture in the US") seems to be from the front page of todays news. There is a very neat link between the various characters which appear in the movie and the pace of the film never drops. The movies'message seems to be (as stated by Jake Gyllenhal's character in the film) that by abducting and torturing suspects you create many more terrorists. The acting is uniformly excellent with Streep and Reese Witherspoon the stand outs. Not to be missed.

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