Rendition (2007)

Directed by

Gavin Hood

Genre

drama film, political thriller film

Country

South Africa, United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 747 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A CIA analyst is drawn into the secretive world of extraordinary rendition when he is assigned to oversee the interrogation of a suspected terrorist. Meanwhile, the man's wife struggles to find out what happened to him after he vanished on a flight from South Africa.

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What happens

Rendition is a 2007 American political thriller film directed by Gavin Hood, and starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, and Omar Metwally. The film centers on the controversial CIA practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of Khalid El-Masri, who was mistaken for Khalid al-Masri. The film was produced by Level 1 Entertainment and Anonymous Content and distributed by New Line Cinema, and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2007, before being released theatrically in North America on October 19, 2007. The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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