Trailer
Assistive Technologies

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

Runtime
1hr 59mins
Directed by
Andreas Dresen
Featuring
Meltem Kaptan,
Alexander Scheer,
Charly Hübner
Film Language
in German, Turkish, and English with English subtitles
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Featuring a post-film, virtual Q&A with director Andreas Dresen.

October 2001. Bremen, Germany. For Rabiye Kurnaz, a loving wife and mother, her close-knit Turkish-German immigrant family is the center of her world.

Shortly after her oldest son Murat goes missing, the Kurnaz’ learn that he has been arrested in Pakistan, detained without trial and sent to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp as a suspected terrorist.  

Rabiye immediately springs into action, but soon finds herself alone and out of her depth. Things change when Bernhard Docke, a level-headed human rights lawyer, takes on her case. Together, the two find themselves enmeshed in global politics as they battle for the release of her son, all the way to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

SELECT AWARDS:

German Film Awards 2022:

Best Film (Silver),

Best Lead Actress (Meltem Kaptan),

Best Supporting Actor (Alexander Scheer). 

Berlinale 2022:

Guild Film Award

Best Screenpay -Silver

Best Lead Actress - Siver (Meltem Kaptan)

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