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Rendition

 

USA 2007, 103 minutes
Dir. Gavin Hood
Rating: [R]
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Crime / Hostages & Terrorism

 

Aroview: Frenetic thriller by dir. of TSOTSI concerns Witherspoon's desperate search for her husband after he goes missing on an international flight, subsequently revealing a web of conspiratorial intrigue involving the CIA, politicians and terrorists.

Despite the compelling and highly relevant subject material (state-sponsored torture, terrorism, insufficient intelligence), the film's indictment of the consequences of the unbridled 'war on terror' labours along under somewhat torpid direction and wooden lead performances. A romantic sub-plot involving a torturer's daughter and the brother of a radical Islamist gains traction, if not quite enough.

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  • aspect ratio: 16:9
 

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