Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)

Original title

Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush

Directed by

Andreas Dresen

Genre

biographical film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

6

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother fights to free her son from Guantanamo Bay after he is wrongfully imprisoned. The film follows her legal battle against the U.S. government.

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What happens

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (German: Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush) is a 2022 German-French biographical film directed by Andreas Dresen which premiered in completion at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2022. It is based on the true story of Murat Kurnaz, a young German of Turkish descent, who was unlawfully detained in Guantanamo Bay in 2001, and his mother's legal battle for his release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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