Hollywood tackles "Extraordinary Renditions"

The film “Rendition,” opening this month, is a graphic portrayal of what can happen when human rights are sacrificed in the name of national security. With its nation-wide release, people across the country will begin to understand the multiple human rights violations surrounding the practice of “extraordinary renditions,” which is the extralegal transfer of a person into the custody of a country where they face torture and other human rights violations.

The film centers around the story of Anwar El-Ibrahimi, an Egyptian-born US resident who "disappears" on a flight from South Africa to Washington D.C. His American wife and a CIA analyst then find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the United States.