After a terrorist bombing kills an American envoy in a foreign country. An investigation leads to an Egyptian who has been living in the United States for years and who is married to an American. He is apprehended when he’s on his way home. The U.S. sends him to the country where the incident occurs for interrogation which includes torture. An American CIA operative observes the interrogation and is at odds whether to keep it going or to stop it. In the meantime, the man’s wife raises hell to find him despite being pregnant but the person behind this refuses to help or give her any information.

Rendition (2007)
  • Rating: (29,662 votes)
  • Tagline:What if someone you love...just disappeared? »
  • Runtime:122 minutes
  • Director: Gavin Hood
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Anwar El-Ibrahimi
    Omar Metwally
    Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
    Reese Witherspoon
    Jeremy El-Ibrahimi
    Aramis Knight
    Nuru El-Ibrahimi
    Rosie Malek-Yonan
    Douglas Freeman
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Safiya
    Hadar Ratzon
    Khalid El-Emin
    Moa Khouas
    Fatima Fawal
    Zineb Oukach
    Abasi Fawal (as Igal Naor)
    Yigal Naor
    Lina Fawal
    Laila Mrabti
  • Genres:Drama, Thriller, War
  • Producers:
    Toby Emmerich
    executive producer  
    Keith Goldberg
    executive producer  
    Steve Golin
    producer  
    David Kanter
    executive producer  
    Mark Martin
    co-producer  
    Edward Milstein
    executive producer  
    Keith Redmon
    executive producer  
    Paul Schwake
    executive producer  
    Michael Sugar
    executive producer  
    Bill Todman Jr.
    executive producer  
    Marcus Viscidi
    producer  
  • Plots: After a terrorist bombing kills an American envoy in a foreign country. An investigation leads to an Egyptian who has been living in the United States for years and who is married to an American. He is apprehended when he's on his way home. The U.S. sends him to the country where the incident occurs for interrogation which includes torture. An American CIA operative observes the interrogation and is at odds whether to keep it going or to stop it. In the meantime, the man's wife raises hell to find him despite being pregnant but the person behind this refuses to help or give her any information. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
Rendition
  • User's comment:A Solid Movie with a Powerful Ending by tabuno (tablynuno@msn.com)

    Most of this political thriller presented as a mostly run of the mill movie with a somewhat better development of many of the major characters, that was much appreciated, until the BIG twist and powerful climax that recalled twists experienced in "Silence of the Lambs," or "The Sixth Sense." Reese Witherspoon as the distraught wife of the missing Egyptian husband and Yigal Naor as the strong-armed interrogator offer strong performances. Jake Gyllenhaal unfortunately is handed a more two-dimensional character and has to struggled with a stereotypical presentation of the emotionally torn CIA analyst that has been presented many times before in other movies. Early on there is the nice scene with an explosion that resembles a scene at the end of "Saving Private Ryan," the silent scene that was used so effectively in reflecting one consequence of violence. The script also provides a little more glimpse into the mind-set of the "enemy" but still doesn't allow the audience really much understanding, again permitting the audience to wallow in stereotypical characterization. The cinematography and photography also is somewhat of a letdown because unlike "Jarhead," or "Blackhawk Down," the crisp, raw visceral presentation is missing not allowing the audience to really be there in the movie, there is some distance that keeps the audience from realizing the intensity of the emotions occurring on the screen. However, overall, the movie redeems itself by the end, offering the audience a measured look into the complexity of the United States' use of rendition and the possible complications and consequences that may occur through its use. Eight out of Ten Stars.


  • Quotes: Douglas Freeman: This is my first torture. Corrine Whitman: I'm very sorry for your distress, I wish I could help you with your problem but I simply cannot. Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi: My problem? My problem?
  • Also known as: Détention secrète (Belgium - French title), Détention secrète (Canada - French title), Détention secrète (France), Версия (Russia), Afsløringen (Denmark), Antatt Skyldig (Norway), Antatt skyldig - Rendition (Norway - TV title), Antatt skyldig, Rendition (Norway - DVD title), Detenção Secreta (Portugal), Ekdosi kratoumenou (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), El sospechoso (Argentina), Expediente Anwar (Spain), Isolatsioonis (Estonia), Kiadatás (Hungary), Machtlos (Germany), Nestali zarobljenik (Croatia - imdb display title), O Suspeito (Brazil), Odvlecen (Czech Republic - imdb display title), Rendition - Detenzione illegale (Italy), Rendition - poikkeuksellinen luovutus (Finland), Transfer (Poland), Ugrabitev (Slovenia - imdb display title), Unesený (Slovakia), Utlämnad (Sweden), Yargisiz infaz (Turkey - Turkish title),

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