Rendition
When a terrorist bombing in North Africa kills 19 incl. an American, an Egyptian chemical engineer flying from South Africa to his wife in USA, is arrested upon arriving USA. He disappears. His wife asks senator for help.
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""Rendition" is a film that clearly is questioning the methods used worldwide to fight terrorism. In this case, the Egyptian secret police and CIA are working together to interrogate a man....and it seems that there are few limits, if any, on what they can and will do to the man....though it's never at all clear whether or not he's guilty of anything. The story concerns an Egyptian citizen who lives in America on a green card. He's married to an American woman and has kids and his life seems pretty admirable. However, while he's away on a business trip, he's ..."
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Based on the true story of Khaled El-Masri, a German citizen who was mistaken for Khalid al-Masri, rumored to have been involved with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In 2004, El-Masri was arrested and transferred to a "black" site in Afghanistan where he was interrogated, beaten, sexually abused, and tortured for five months before the C.I.A. released him, admitting that his capture and torture were a mistake.
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When a terrorist bombing in North Africa kills 19 incl. an American, an Egyptian chemical engineer flying from South Africa to his wife in USA, is arrested upon arriving USA. He disappears. His wife asks senator for help.