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1h 28m 2004

Brief Synopsis

A look at how crime and punishment have changed since the attack on the World Trade Center, September 11, 2001. Civil rights violations are compared as humiliating interrogations of a American student in China and a Saudi student in New York are portrayed side by side.

Film Details

Genre
Crime
Drama
Political
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Fatima Productions; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Films London
Location
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

A look at how crime and punishment have changed since the attack on the World Trade Center, September 11, 2001. Civil rights violations are compared as humiliating interrogations of a American student in China and a Saudi student in New York are portrayed side by side.

Film Details

Genre
Crime
Drama
Political
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Fatima Productions; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Films London
Location
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States April 25, 2004

Aired in USA on HBO Network April 27, 2004.

Originally scheduled to air in two 60 minute parts with three story lines but was cut down to two story arcs into a single 88 minute movie.

Began shooting July 14, 2003.

This is Sidney Lumet's first foray into television movies since he adapted Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh" in 1960.