Rendition
A determined American woman teams up with a conflicted CIA analyst to rescue her missing husband from a secret overseas detention center, battling a shadowy government program that will stop at nothing to keep its operations hidden.
“What if someone you love... just disappeared?”
Synopsis
When an Egyptian terrorism suspect vanishes aboard a flight from Africa to Washington, D.C., his American wife and a CIA analyst become entangled in an effort to secure his release from a clandestine detention facility located outside the United States.
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A crew of 320+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Megan GillShot by Dion BeebeScored by Paul HepkerDesigned by Barry RobisonSound by Kelly CabralCostumes by Michael WilkinsonVFX by Chris Del Conte
Box Office
2007 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$24.7M
US & Canada: $9.7M — 39% of worldwide · International: $15.0M (61%)
Opening weekend: $1.7M — 17% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $1.7M — 17% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,250 theaters
Also known as
- Machtlosde
- (French)Détention secrète
- Détention secrètefr
- Rendition - Detenzione illegaleit
- (Bulgarian)Извличане
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- CanadaSep 7, 2007
- United StatesOct 10, 2007
- United KingdomOct 19, 2007
- IrelandOct 19, 2007
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Cast & Crew
320 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Reese Witherspoon
as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Douglas Freeman
Peter Sarsgaard
as Alan Smith
Alan Arkin
as Senator Hawkins
Omar Metwally
as Anwar El-Ibrahimi
Meryl Streep
as Corrine Whitman
Aramis Knight
as Jeremy El-Ibrahimi
Rosie Malek Yonan
as Nuru El-Ibrahimi
Igal Naor
as Abasi Fawal
Hadar Ratzon Rotem
as Safiya
Moa Khouas
as Khalid El-Emin
J K Simmons
as Lee Mayer
Supporting cast
57Zineb Oukach
as Fatima Fawal
Simon Abkarian
as Said Abdel Aziz
Laila Mrabti
as Lina Fawal
David Fabrizio
as William Dixon
Mounir Margoum
as Rani
Driss Roukhe
as Bahi
Bob Gunton
as Lars Whitman
Del Hunter White
as DC Female Security Guard
Mrabtiboubker Fahmi
as Senior Prison Guard
Nava Ziv
as Samia Fawal
Reymonde Amsellem
as Layla Fawal
Wendy Phillips
as Samantha
Christian Martin
as Senator Lewis' Aide
Hassam Ghancy
as Hamadi
Najib Oudghiri
as Omar Adnan
Omar Salim
as Rashid Salimi
Bunnie Rivera
as Corinne's Housekeeper
Noureddine Aberdine
as Student Leader
Mohamed El Habib Ahamdane
as Hamadi's 2nd in Command
Fatima Regragui
as Khalid's Grandmother
Anne Betancourt
as Sharon Lopez
Salaheddine Ben Chegra
as Al Jazeera Newscaster
Natalia Zonova
as French Tourist
Hassan Hammouch
as Hospital Doctor
Tom Raley
as DC Male Security Guard
Skylar T Adams
as CIA Agent at DC Airport
Tim Thomas
as CIA Agent at DC Airport
Richard Dorton
as CIA Agent at DC Airport
Abdellah Lamsabhi
as Tea House Owner
Lasfer Abdelghni
as Hamid, Douglas' Driver
Floella Benjamin
as CIA Staffer
Akram Allie
as Cape Town Businessman
Michael Dube
as Cape Town Businessman
Pope Jerrod
as Cape Town Businessman
Anthony Watterson
as Cape Town Businessman
Marisia Moreno
as Woman Who Helps Isabella
Tanane Boussif
as Prison Soldier
Lofti Hassan
as Taxi Driver
El Oualid Mezouar
as Donkey Cart Driver
Craig Johnson
as Capitol Hill Police
Wade Harlan
as Capitol Hill Police
Derek Hansen
as Reception Guest
Steve Tom
as Reception Guest
Robert Clotworthy
as Reception Guest
Muna Otaru
as Senate Staffer
Nick Toth
as CNN Announcer
David Randolph
as Todd Hamilton
Mustapha Louchou
as Khalid's Brother
Marina Anderson
as Neighbor with Collie
David Black
as Janitor
Lee Cogburn
as DC Airport Passenger
Elaine Anne Furst
as Labor and Delivery Nurse
Paul Hodge
as Capitol Hill Officer
Sam Oussama
as Business Man
Jason Roehm
as Secret Service
Joseph Andrew Schneider
as Security Officer
Levi Tinker
as Press Member
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
14Bill Todman Jr
executive producer
Chris Del Conte
visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
David Kanter
executive producer
Edward Milstein
executive producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr
supervising producer: South Africa
Hunt Lowry
executive producer
Keith Goldberg
executive producer
Keith Redmon
executive producer
Marcus Viscidi
Producer
Mark Martin
co-producer
Michael Sugar
executive producer
Paul Schwake
executive producer
Steve Golin
Producer
Toby Emmerich
executive producer
Other crew
239Brian Demetz
3D artist: Digital Dimension
David Espinoza
3D artist: Digital Dimension
Sana El Kilali
accountant: Morocco
Faldela Abrahams
accounting staff: Moonlighting Films, Cape Town, South Africa (as Fadelah Abrahams)
Andrea Baker
adr loop group
David Arnott
adr loop group
Sarkis Albert
adr loop group
Pierre Buteau
adr recordist
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Timmo Niesner
Alan Smith
Ali Ait Mazouz
animal wrangler
Jaron Lowenberg
Anwar El-Ibrahimi
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