Rendition

Name: Rendition
Director: Gavin Hood
Released: 2007-09-07

2007 film by Gavin Hood

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Released: September 7, 2007
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, November 22, 2007
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Director: Gavin Hood
Producer: Steve Golin
Cast: Omar Metwally
, Jake Gyllenhaal
, Reese Witherspoon
, Peter Sarsgaard
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Runtime: 121 min
Genre: drama film
, political thriller film
Country of origin: South Africa
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, United States
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1.Stated in The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion PicturesRetrieved 2020-10-09
2.Stated in Lexicon of international filmsRetrieved 2020-10-09
3.Stated in BFI Film & TV DatabaseRetrieved 2020-10-09
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Original language: English

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Rendition is a 2007 American political thriller film directed by Gavin Hood, and starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, and Omar Metwally. The film centers on the controversial CIA practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of Khalid El-Masri, who was mistaken for Khalid al-Masri.

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Director of photography: Dion Beebe
Narrative location: South Africa
Egypt
Website: renditionmovie.com
Main subject: terrorism
Title: Rendition
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Filmiroda rating: Category III rating certificate id: F/6352/J
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JMK film rating: free from 14 years
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Filming location: Morocco
Medierådet rating: For ages 15 and up
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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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Distribution format: video on demand
Film editor: Megan Gill
Review score: 46%(January 11, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 153 critic review
55/100(January 11, 2026) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 34 critic review
5.5/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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ClassInd rating: 14 content descriptor: Murder, Physical aggression
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Kijkwijzer rating: 16 content descriptor: Violence
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/rendition/Retrieved 2025-06-22
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12 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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