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Investigación criminal Illinois Chicago Teatro Journalists United States Drama Middle West Social life and customs 20th century Drama Pakistan Drama Pakistan Politics and government 1988- Drama Pearl, Daniel 1963-2002 Drama Pearl, Mariane Drama Political prisoners Abuse of Pakistan Drama Prisoners Pakistan Death Drama Robos bancarios Estados Unidos TeatroFilter By Subjects
Investigación criminal Illinois Chicago Teatro Journalists United States Drama Middle West Social life and customs 20th century Drama Pakistan Drama Pakistan Politics and government 1988- Drama Pearl, Daniel 1963-2002 Drama Pearl, Mariane Drama Political prisoners Abuse of Pakistan Drama Prisoners Pakistan Death Drama Robos bancarios Estados Unidos TeatroSummary: A spectacularly gripping documentary that unfolds like a great political thriller. It's the cross-cut tale of two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent courses with Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The Oath offers a rare window into a hidden realm and the international impact of the U.S. War on Terror.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OAT1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OAT
Summary: Jewish-American journalist, Daniel Pearl was kidnapped in Pakistan in January of 2002. The violent act became an international scandal as the group that claimed responsibility for the crime demanded the liberation of prisoners from the American detainee prison in Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba. The American government does not give in to the terrorists' demands. Mariane travels to Pakistan and is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MIGSummary: The policy of "extraordinary rendition" began under the Clinton administration and accelerated after September 11, 2001. The policy allows for the handing over of suspected terrorists to countries that use torture as an interrogation tool. Anwar El-Ibrahimi is an Egyptian-born man who disappears on a flight from Africa to Washington, DC. He is sent to a North African country where torture is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2008
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Rendition 2008Summary: 1933. It is the fourth year of the Great Depression. For John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis and Baby Face Nelson, it is the golden age of bank robbery. After serving a ten-year prison sentence, John Dillinger embarks on a cross-country bank-robbing spree with help from his associates: faithful driver Red Hamilton, cocky lookout Homer Van Meter, and murderous hothead Baby Face Nelson. He relocates to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2009