The Oath (2010)

Directed by

Laura Poitras

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

AL

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows two men whose paths cross in Yemen, leading them into the world of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. It shows how their lives become linked to the September 11 attacks and American legal battles.

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What happens

The Oath is a 2010 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras. It tells the cross-cut tale of two men, Abu Jandal and Salim Ahmed Hamdan, whose meeting launched them on juxtaposed paths to al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, the September 11 attacks, US military tribunals and the U.S. Supreme Court. The film is the second of a trilogy, with the first being My Country, My Country (2006), documenting the lives of Iraqi citizens during the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The third, Citizenfour (2014), focuses on the NSA's domestic surveillance programs. The Oath is distributed both theatrically and non-theatrically in the US by New York–based Zeitgeist Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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