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  • Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, J.K. Simmons, Alan Arkin, Reese Witherspoon
  • Directors: Gavin Hood
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Entertainment in Video
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Mar 2008
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000YQAMZI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,482 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A politically-charged, compelling drama, Rendition sees director Gavin Hood follow up the extraordinary, Oscar-winning Tsotsi with another challenging, quality piece of cinema. This time, his attention focuses on the story of a man who is kidnapped, and shipped off to be imprisoned abroad. The reason? Suspected terrorism. And his wife has no idea where he is and what's happened.

In lesser hands, Rendition could have really struggled to make its mark, but Hood very much knows what he's doing, and his film is excellent, right up to--and including--its final reel. His cast help him immensely, with Alan Arkin and Meryl Streep offering terrific support to the likes of Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Rendition does have some problems. Its pace sometimes wavers a little, some of the roles are slighter than you'd like, and sometimes the American-based elements pull the film back. But these are minor gripes that seem unfair to level at an ambitious drama, that is fearless about addressing issues of morality. Tightly woven on the whole, and sticking in your head long after the end credits have rolled, Rendition is intelligent film-making, that pulls very few punches. Those after an action feast are clearly advised to head in the other direction; those looking for a film to engage the brain are very much welcome, and set to be richly rewarded. --Jon Foster



Synopsis

Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon star in this timely thriller about a woman whose husband is kidnapped and taken to a foreign prison because he is suspected of being a terrorist. Gavid Hood, director of Academy Award winner TSOTSI, helms this film that also features Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, and Peter Sarsgaard.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Improvement on the 2006 Editions, 4 May 2008
By Daniel Mckay - See all my reviews
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Gavin Hood's film follows on a spate of releases that cast different perspectives on the War on Terrorism. In the Left corner we have Michael Winterbottom's "The Road to Guantanamo," which pulls no punches in its attack on American policies of internment but follows a dubious bunch of people indeed to make its points. In the Right corner we have "Flight 93" and "World Trade Center," which recreate the events of 11th September 2001 (weapon and target, respectively). These two films dramatise the attacks in New York city but obviously ask no questions about what followed.

"Rendition" is a fine attempt at a middle ground between the liberals' criticism of violent American internment policies and the conservatives' feelings of fear that militant Islamic extremists will likewise use violence whenever they can. On balance, it comes down more on the side of scepticism where internment is concerned. We are shown that tortured people (Omar Metwally's character) will say anything to escape, and the implication here is that the effectiveness of torture is questionable. However, we also hear (from Meryl Streep's character) that the extraction of information in this way has saved thousands of lives in London. So there you have it: the two different perspectives in conflict. Clearly it's hard to pin down right and wrong in absolute terms, and the film is certainly food for thought for anyone who has already come out in one corner or the other. The film's a definite improvement on the aforementioned efforts of 2006, though we can certainly hope for perspectives to balance still further.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film - must be watched - moving & disturbing, 24 April 2008
This was an absolutely brilliant film and my family and I all loved it.

Was a bit hard-going to begin with - with some sub-titles, but then things soon settled down, it's not a film for back-ground noise or you'll miss the plot and get bored.

great cast - well acted.

the story-line is disturbing and actually quite scarey considering i work in a government background and never had any idea this sort of thing was happening and actually instigated by government.

I've seen many of the films which came after the events of 9/11, some have been good, other's not so good, but this one goes at the issue of terrorism from a different angle and makes you actually consider what's happening with security to prevent such atrosities from happening in the future - not sure i'd agree with these methods, but am not naive to the fact that it happens, and think people should know about it.

Would definitely watch again - am sure there are things I missed the first time round and think this is one of those films that you'll get something new / different from each time you watch it.

it also has some romance in it which is quite refreshing considering the intensity of the rest of th film, but even this has it's own little twist - wont spoil it - watch to find out :)

recommended for anyone interested in political issues, suspense or thrillers etc.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars intelligent political thriller, 9 Mar 2008
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Good performances - particularly strong from those beneath the line playing the North African characters. Don't expect lots of action but it does leave you thinking - not so much about the practice of rendition itself but about the cycle of violence that we all are caught up in - and probably always have been long before 9/11. A really interesting script and the final twist really worked for me. Totally gripping in a non-Bourne way.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The erosion of human rights by terrorism.
Rendition [DVD] [2007]

Rendition is a very courageous film dealing with one of the most disturbing issues arising from terrorism, namely the US exporting the torture... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Going through the motions
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