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Rendition   2007             R, 122 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller Director: Gavin Hood   Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, Omar Metwally, Yigal Naor, Aramis Knight, Rosie Malek-Yonan, Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach, Laila Mrabti, J.K. Simmons, Bob Gunton   This political thriller involves circumstances surrounding an Egyptian-born American chemical engineer Anwar El-Ibrahimi who—under orders of CIA anti-terrorism chief Corrine Whitman (Meryl Streep)—was snatched by the CIA and then flown to a foreign prison where he was tortured. This all happens under the watch of CIA rookie Douglas Freeman (Jake Gyllenhaal) who begins to question his assignment. Meanwhile, Anwar's American wife Isabella (Reese Witherspoon) becomes concerned with her husband's disappearance and asks an old friend, Alan Smith (Peter Sarsgaard), for help. Coincidences add up in this film that questions the validity of confessions obtained through torture.    1 User Review User Review Anonymous 04/01/2012    Every American should see this one. OUTSTANDING! Cast Jake Gyllenhaal Douglas Freeman Reese Witherspoon Isabella El-Ibrahimi Meryl Streep Corrine Whitman Peter Sarsgaard Alan Smith Alan Arkin Senator Hawkins Omar Metwally Anwar El-Ibrahimi Yigal Naor Abasi Fawal Aramis Knight Jeremy El-Ibrahimi Rosie Malek-Yonan Nuru El-Ibrahimi Moa Khouas Khalid Zineb Oukach Fatima Fawal Laila Mrabti Lina Fawal J.K. Simmons Lee Mayer Bob Gunton Lars Whitman