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Release Date:
19 October 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
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 synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(86 articles)
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Perhaps the most important film of the year moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Omar Metwally | ... | Anwar El-Ibrahimi | |
| Reese Witherspoon | ... | Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi | |
| Aramis Knight | ... | Jeremy El-Ibrahimi | |
| Rosie Malek-Yonan | ... | Nuru El-Ibrahimi | |
| Jake Gyllenhaal | ... | Douglas Freeman | |
| Hadar Ratzon | ... | Safiya | |
| Moa Khouas | ... | Khalid | |
| Zineb Oukach | ... | Fatima Fawal | |
| Yigal Naor | ... | Abasi Fawal (as Igal Naor) | |
| Laila Mrabti | ... | Lina Fawal | |
| David Fabrizio | ... | William Dixon | |
| Mounir Margoum | ... | Rani | |
| Driss Roukhe | ... | Bahi | |
| J.K. Simmons | ... | Lee Mayer | |
| Meryl Streep | ... | Corrine Whitman |
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Rated R for torture/violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
122 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | USA:R (certificate #43607) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:R-12 | Norway:15 | France:Unrated | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Greece:K-17Fun Stuff
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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. moreMovie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: Two Sides of a Story: The Making of 'Rendition' (#14.25)" (2007) moreSoundtrack:
Al Insan moreFAQ
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I think this was the most outstanding edge-of-your-seat thriller that I have seen in a long time. The research for the film was thorough, the writer Kelly Sane has left no loose ends. The cast was seasoned (fantastic performances all round). Omar Metwally was outstanding.
The cinematography is poetic, music enchanting and the overall effect highly satisfying.
Rendition goes into territory that even the media fears to tread. It is really a wakeup call for those involved with espionage and the legal web that is the "War on Terror".
A woman walked out of the theater and asked me "does this really happen"? That in itself speaks of Gavin Hood's masterful achievement.