Rendition (film)

Rendition
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGavin Hood
Written byKelley Sane
Produced bySteve Golin
David Kanter
Keith Redmon
Michael Sugar
Marcus Viscidi
StarringJake Gyllenhaal
Reese Witherspoon
Peter Sarsgaard
Alan Arkin
Meryl Streep
Omar Metwally
Igal Naor
Moa Khouas
Zineb Oukach
CinematographyDion Beebe
Edited byMegan Gill
Music byPaul Hepker
Mark Kilian
Production
companies
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release dates
  • September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07) (TIFF)
  • October 19, 2007 (2007-10-19) (United States)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27.5 million[1]
Box office$27 million[2]

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. It 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.

  1. ^ "Rendition (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  2. ^ "Rendition (2007) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo.