Director:
Gavin HoodCámara:
Dion BeebeReparto:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Omar Metwally, Aramis Knight, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Igal Naor, Peter Sarsgaard, Bob Gunton, J.K. Simmons (más)Sinopsis(1)
La trama se desarrolla en dos continentes distintos y sigue de cerca las vidas de Douglas Freeman, un analista de la CIA que trabaja en el norte de África y que, tras presenciar el brutal y poco ortodoxo interrogatorio al que somete la policía secreta norafricana a un egipcio-americano, se ve forzado a poner en tela de juicio la misión que le han encomendado; Anwar El-Ibrahimi, el ingeniero químico egipcio-americano cuya familia emigró a Estados Unidos cuando él era un niño y que ahora es sospechoso de participar en un atentado; su esposa, Isabella El-Ibrahimi, está embarazada y hará todo cuanto esté en su mano por encontrar a su esposo, que al parecer ha desaparecido en un vuelo entre Ciudad del Cabo y Washington, DC. Para ello contará con la ayuda de un amigo de la facultad que tiene buenas relaciones entre la clase política; Alan Smith, asesor del senador Hawkins, quien descubre el perturbador hecho de que, siguiendo las órdenes de la directora de la división de antiterrorismo de la CIA, Corrinne Whitman, a Anwar le han enviado a un país del tercer mundo para interrogarle; Abasi Fawal, es el director de la prisión secreta y tiene problemas personales con su rebelde hija, Fátima y el novio de ésta, un fundamentalista islámico llamado Khalid. (Tripictures)
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I feel like I've seen this story somewhere before. Every piece of the script seems to have fallen out of a different movie, where it was also better executed. And that's why Uncomfortable, Point of View, or Babel all come together in one place, along with an incomprehensible chronological arrangement, and I am just vainly searching for fragments that I truly liked, instead of just being bored. As expected, Reese is the one thing that stands out, as I believe her character completely, and Jake Gyllenhaal effortlessly proves that he is a true acting chameleon. Sadly, two stars for a sterile exploration of relationships with Muslims that ultimately leads nowhere.
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When you are attacked by some lunatic, there is your state to take care of you. It will punish the attacker. But when it is your own father who attacks you, who do you turn to then? This is actually a movie about the classic "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" Who guards the guardians? How far can the government go to obtain the truth? How can it treat people? Is torture still an acceptable means? A strong theme that is at times truly intense. In war, there is no presumption of innocence or humanity. Is that true? And by the way, are we still at war? Well, not us, but the Americans. Obviously, they can't get enough of wars, and in this sense, I would say the film doesn't exaggerate that much. After all, some news that leaks out speaks for itself. Torture is still a means to confession. Just like during the Inquisition. I like movies where you can purely hate the characters. This is one of them. Great idea: By torturing one person, you create countless more enemies. It's not a brilliant masterpiece where everything fits perfectly, the acting performances are not exceptional (except for Meryl, but she's always great), the script is sometimes unnecessarily stretched, but thematically, it had a strong impact on me.
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