''Extraordinary Rendition'' is a 2007

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directed by

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and starring

Omar Berdouni Omar Berdouni (born 20 July 1979) is a Moroccan actor. He has starred in a number of feature films including ''The Hamburg Cell'', '' United 93'', "The Situation", '' The Kingdom'' and ''Extraordinary Rendition'', directed by Jim Threapleton. ...

and

Andy Serkis Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Goll ...

. The film was premiered at the

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on 8 August 2007, and at the

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on 21 August 2007, but never received a full commercial release. It was released on DVD in early 2008, and screened by the

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on 30 April 2008.

Plot

A man is snatched from the streets of his home city (London) and transported to an unknown destination. Held in a tiny cell with no access to legal representation, he is cut off from the outside world. Advanced

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techniques are used to break him down. His life is deconstructed with such manipulation that even he begins to question his innocence. He is transported again, in a small jet marked only '

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', to the searing heat of an unspecified locale where interrogation is quickly replaced by sophisticated

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. No reason is offered for his detention and no timetable is set for his release. No governments are mentioned, no radical factions named, no fingers pointed. There is nothing for him to hang onto. The man has fallen out of the world, and only questions remain. Returned without explanation to the UK many months later, he is left to pick up the pieces of a shattered life in a world he no longer recognizes.

Cast

* Ania Sowinski *

Jimmy Yuill James Evander Munro Yuill (born 13 February 1956) is a Scottish actor. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's films, most recently as Edwa ...

* Hugh Ross * Rami Hilmi *

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Reception

The film received the mixed reviews, Ray Bennett of

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called it a '' a powerful debut film''.

References

External links

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Variety Aug. 9, 2007 review
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