The Oath

Friday, May 7 - Thursday, May 27, 2010

A riveting documentary that unspools like a great thriller, the latest from the director of the Oscar-nominated My Country, My Country encompasses Al-Qaeda, 9/11, Guantanamo Bay Prison and the U.S. Supreme Court. The saga of a Yemeni taxi driver who was bin Laden’s bodyguard and his brother-in-law, a Guantanamo detainee charged with war crimes and the first man to face the controversial military tribunals, THE OATH explores a hidden world to investigate the impact of the War on Terror.

• Country USA
• Language In English and Arabic with English subtitles
• Rating NR
• Running Time 95 minutes
• Distributor Zeitgeist Films
• Website http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/theoath/
• Director Laura Poitras

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