The Oath (2010 film)
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Directed by | Laura Poitras |
Produced by | Laura Poitras, Jonathan Oppenheim, Nasser Arrabyee, Aliza Kaplan, David Menschel |
Cinematography | Kirsten Johnson |
Edited by | Jonathan Oppenheim |
Music by | Osvaldo Golijov |
Distributed by | Zeitgeist Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Arabic |
The Oath is a 2010
Overview
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The film revolves around Abu Jandal, a taxi driver in
The men became brothers-in-law after marrying sisters. The lives of the two men are explored and challenge viewers' ideas about
Aftermath
The Supreme Court challenge was decided in Hamdan's favor and Congress passed a new law, the Military Commissions Act of 2006 to respond to the court's objections. Under that, Hamdan was convicted on one charge but acquitted on another. His sentence gave him credit for time detained and in November 2008, he was transferred to Yemen with one month to serve. He was released but continued to appeal his conviction.
It was upheld in 2011 by the
Awards
The film premiered at the
The director Laura Poitras won the "True Vision Award" at the True/False Film Festival for the creation of the documentary.[5] The film had its television premiere on
Film festivals
The film was presented at the
References
- ^ John H. Cushman Jr. (2012-10-16). "Appeals Court Overturns Terrorism Conviction of Bin Laden's Driver". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "The inside story". The National. 2010-02-17. Archived from the original on 2015-06-07.
- ^ a b "The Oath Honored at the Sundance Film Festival". Beyond the box. 2001-10-20. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28.
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Doug Van Pelt (2010-03-19). "As the Interactive side of the SXSW Festival winds down, the Film fest keeps on going … and the Music kicks into gear tomorrow". The Hard Music Magazine. Archived from the originalon 2011-06-10.
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Jonathon Braden (2010-02-28). "Picturing a better vision". Columbia Tribune. Archived from the originalon 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
Last night, Poitras received the True/False Film Fest's only award, the True Vision Award, annually given to the filmmaker 'whose work shows a dedication to the creative advancement of the art of nonfiction filmmaking.'
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Hannah Eaves (2010-05-26). "SFIFF: Upcoming Documentaries". LinkTV. Archived from the originalon 5 March 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
Also screening this week is The Oath, a riveting documentary portrait of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden's bodyguard of four years, and Jandal's brother-in-law Salim Hamdan, who was released from Guantanamo after the landmark case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.
External links
Official website below is hosting some other content. Check for www.theoathmovie.com in internet archives e.g. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304002127/http://www.theoathmovie.com/
- Official website
- Trailer at pbs.org (with complete film available for streaming September 1, 2011 through September 27, 2011)
- Trailer on YouTube
- The Oath at IMDb