Rendition 2007 isabella elibrahimi reese witherspoon, the wife of an egyptian engineer, tries desperately to track down her husband after he disappears on an international flight. Rendition is the real thing almost film the guardian. Rendition 2007 cast and crew isabella elibrahimi reese witherspoon, the wife of an egyptian engineer, tries desperately to track down her husband. Rendition is a solid film and works as political thriller. Buy rendition movie posters from movie poster shop. I respect the intention of this film, but i would recommend researching the topic. Overview of rendition, 2007, directed by gavin hood, with reese witherspoon, jake gyllenhaal, peter sarsgaard, at turner classic movies.
Anguished and wellmeaning, rendition raises questions concerning american use of torture. Rendition detenzione illegale film complete e serie tv. Home drama thriller telecharger rendition 2007 gratuitement en francais. Click on any of the 2007 movie posters images for complete information about all 2007 movies in theaters, including trailers. When an egyptian terrorism suspect disappears on a flight from africa to washington dc, his american wife and a cia analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility. Rendition tries to be thoughtful and respectful of complexity while at the same time. The movie is set in modern day times meaning it deals with todays war on terrorism and how an innocent man can be taken away from his family, from his country, with no rights whatsoever as an american citizen, and be tortured because. Rendition features decent performances by all its actors, although few are given any chance to shine. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. The film went on to win a single filmfare award for best female playback singer for sadhana sargams rendition of akkam pakkam. Rendition, the movie american civil liberties union. Observing the policy of rendition, wherein assumed enemies are held without rights outside of us borders, the.
There are upwards of 7,000 people in central london alive tonight, because of information that we elicited just this way. Rendition definition of rendition by merriamwebster. Oct 21, 2007 jake gyllenhaal r, reese witherspoon l and movie director gavin hood attend a photo call to present their latest movie rendition at the rome international film festival october 21, 2007. Jake gyllenhaal r, reese witherspoon l and movie director gavin hood attend a photo call to present their latest movie rendition at. This is a well made film with good performances and a great plot. Jan 05, 2007 wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2007 movies information online. People who are suspected for any reason, or no good reason, of being terrorists can be snatched from their. Get rendition dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. We provide the complete list of 2007 movie releases by week of release. Released october 19th, 2007, rendition stars jake gyllenhaal, reese witherspoon, alan arkin, peter sarsgaard the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 2 min, and received a score of 55 out of 100.
Powerful and hard hitting this film looks at the political ideal of rendition. I decided to buy this movie on the recommendation of a friend and i must say, it was a very good recommendation. The story, i felt was very strong and well developed. Juno won the satellite award for best film musical or comedy. Rendition 2007 gavin hood synopsis, characteristics.
Gavin hood, the south africanborn director of rendition, first came into wide view with the wonderful tsotsi 2005, which won the academy award for best foreign film. Observing the policy of rendition, wherein assumed enemies are held without rights outside of us borders, the story follows the questioning and treatment of. If youre looking for a good thriller, rendition is that film. Watch rendition movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The film starring jake gyllenhaal and reese witherspoon is about the post911 american torture practices and shocks the audience into facing the truth of what their fear created, both home and.
That intention is good and the film is interesting. A quick internet search reveals that some people already have, many of them without even bothering to see the movie. November 22, 2007 renditions heart is in the right. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Reese witherspoon, meryl streep, alan arkin, and j.
Anwar is extradited to africa where he will be held and interrogated. H eres the first mainstream hollywood film about the cias practice of extraordinary rendition. Rendition may be a more conventional piece of filmmaking than tsotsi, hoods striking 2005 oscar winner for best foreign film, but it confirms hoods status as an exceptionally talented craftsman one who deserved a theatrical audience. Rendition is a 2007 american political thriller film directed by gavin hood and starring reese witherspoon, meryl streep, peter sarsgaard, alan arkin, jake. If youve read these elements in a movie description before, welcome to fall 2007, where every other film appears to be about the middle east battle grounds, interchanging only the casts. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Jake gyllenhaal,the brilliant alan arkin and the overrated meryl. Should people be whisked away by secret government officials because they are suspected of terrorism. The film was premiered at the locarno film festival, switzerland on 8 august 2007, and at the edinburgh film festival on 21 august 2007, but is still awaiting a full commercial release. Rendition is one of that films which analyze the political situation in the usa after september 11th. Our list of movies in theaters in 2007 is even more accurate than the imdb database. Wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2007 movies information online.
Rendition isnt a great movie, but it is a wellmade thriller, maintaining audience interest and suspense while at the same time making a propaganda point against the rendition policy though had anwar actually turned out to be involved in terrorism, it would have been worse as propaganda but better as a film much the way sam fullers. With reese witherspoon, jake gyllenhaal, peter sarsgaard, alan arkin. If youve read these elements in a movie description before, welcome to fall 2007, where every other film appears to be about the middle east. Reese witherspoon proves her talent goes much beyond of starring in stupid romantic comedies because her performance in here is extraordinary. Alternatively, you can browse all productions through the categories below. Rendition 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Oct 19, 2007 i like much more how the screenplay and direction by, respectively, hollywood firsttimers kelley sane and gavin hood tsotsi, the first film from south africa to win an oscar dont fetishize the suicide bombing that sets the plot in motion, dont ignore the truth extraordinary rendition started under clinton, one character. We provide the complete list of 2007 movie releases by week of. He goes missing on an international flight from south africa to washington.
It centers on the controversial cia practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of khalid elmasri, who was mistaken for khalid almasri. Oct 24, 2007 enter the film rendition, released by new line cinema october 19th. Rendition movie production notes 2007 movie releases. Rendition music from the motion picture paul hepker. Director gavin hood, whose film tsotsi became the first film from south africa to win an academy award, makes his american motion picture debut directing screenwriter kelley sanes multilayered story. Explore each of meryl streeps feature film projects, theatre productions and television appearances with simply streeps comprehensive timeline. Directed by gavin hood and starring reese witherspoon, jake gyllenhaal, meryl streep and alan arkin. Rendition has a very slow development which,on some moments,bored me. Their mixing of traditional orchestral composition, beautiful vocal phrasing and contemporary techniques create a unique musical experience. Isabella elibrahimi reese witherspoon, the wife of an egyptian engineer, tries desperately to track down her husband after he disappears on an international flight. We may love the actors in their roles, but in the end, its watching them play these roles instead of become these roles that makes the huge difference. Rendition detenzione illegale film complete e serie tv in.
Now comes this big, confident, effective thriller with its politics so seamlessly a part of its story. No country for old men won the academy award for best picture and the satellite award for best film drama. The highestgrossing film of the year was pirates of the caribbean. While it represents the dire threat of jihadist terrorism here, a suicide bomb in an unidentified north african city that kills civilians and a cia agent, gavin hoods film also challenges the effectiveness of torture as a way to fight back. After a muslim terrorist group unintentionally kills a cia operative in a suicide bombing, egyptian immigrant anwar comes under suspicion and is covertly arrested by the cia upon returning to washington, dc, from a conference in south africa. Rendition is a 2007 american political thriller film directed by gavin hood and starring reese witherspoon, meryl streep, peter sarsgaard, alan arkin, jake gyllenhaal and omar metwally. On october 19, 2007, the feature film rendition, starring jake gyllenhaal, reese witherspoon, alan arkin, peter sarsgaard, and meryl streep, opened. Rendition though it is a very good, challenging film that will have you thinking. Cia torture film hopes to shine light on rendition reuters. Rendition gavin hood, jake gyllenhaal, reese witherspoon. Constitutional issues summary the law library hosted a panel discussion on extraordinary rendition. It centers on the controversial cia practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of khalid elmasri, who was mistaken for khalid almasri plot. Also,the film tries to show so many subjectsthe indoctrination of the terrorists, the islamic fundamentalism, the intricate world of the politics, the torture and its justificationsand they.
Constitutional issues as a part of the law librarys speaker series and the 175th anniversary of the law library of congress. Beowulf is a 2007 3d computeranimated fantasy action film directed and coproduced by robert zemeckis, written by neil gaiman and roger avary and based on the old english epic poem of the same name. The movie is set in modern day times meaning it deals with todays war on terrorism and how an innocent man can be taken away from his family, from his country, with no rights whatsoever as an american citizen, and be tortured because someone within our. Rendition is a soulless sermon on wrongful imprisonment, torture, and the cyclical nature of terrorism. Prakash kumar, trisha and sadhana sargam being nominated in their respective categories. Rendition is a film that always feels like a film, which makes the audience lack that connection that latches them to the material. Sunday, may 27, 2018 telecharger rendition 2007 gratuitement en francais. Moreover, the film was nominated in four categories during the vijay awards for 2007, with rajkiran, g. A number of american critics have come down hard on rendition, a film about an egyptianamerican who is snatched. Rendition detenzione illegale 2007 ecco una breve sintesi di rendition detenzione illegale film completo. Given the tenor of political discussion these days, it is inevitable that someone with a loud voice and a small mind will label rendition antiamerican. Rendition soundtrack from 2007, composed by paul hepker, mark kilian. Mircrew center no found only original release rendition detenzione illegale 2007 titolo originale rendition lingua originale inglese paese di produzione usa anno 2007 durata 120 min colore colore audio sonoro genere thriller regia gavin hood.
Z, starring stellan skarsgard and selma blair, and its us counterpart scar, starring angela bettis and ben cotton, continued to facilitate this hybrid form of torture porn, which was also, to a lesser degree, evident in films such as rendition 2007 starring jake gyllenhaal, law abiding citizen 2009, and unthinkable. Alan arkin and adam arkin at an event for rendition 2007 drew fuller at an event for rendition 2007 j. Extraordinary rendition is a 2007 drama film directed by jim threapleton and starring omar berdouni and andy serkis. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification jake gyllenhaal. Hoods film, offering a gritty aesthetic and medium pace, revolves around the husband of a us citizen who is taken into american custody in a foreign land when he is suspected of terrorism. Meanwhile, a cia analysts jake gyllenhaal world spins out of control as he witnesses the engineers unorthodox interrogation at the hands of secret police. Rendition definition is the act or result of rendering something. At worlds end, which was just ahead of harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Rendition 2007 full movie download full hd youtube. So maybe you can put your head on your pillow and feel proud for saving one man while 7,000 perish, but i got grandkids in london, so im glad im. In rendition, anwar elibrahimi is an egyptianborn chemical engineer. When a terrorist bombing in north africa kills 19 incl.
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