Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?


1h 33m 2008

Brief Synopsis

With no military experience, knowledge or expertise, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock sets off to do what the CIA, FBI and countless bounty hunters have failed to do: find the world's most wanted man. Why take on such a seemingly impossible mission? Simple--he wants to make the world safe for his soon to

Film Details

Also Known As
Hunt for Osama bin Laden, Morgan Spurlock: Var är Usama bin Ladin?, Untitled (Morgan Spurlock/Osama bin Laden Documentary)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Political
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Cinetic Media; Wild Bunch; Wild Bunch
Distribution Company
The Weinstein Company; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alta Films; CinTart; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Empire; Fandango; Frenetic Films; Front Row Filmed Entertainment (UAE); Golden Village; Icon Uk Group; Scanbox Entertainment; Sena; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Studiocanal UK; The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

With no military experience, knowledge or expertise, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock sets off to do what the CIA, FBI and countless bounty hunters have failed to do: find the world's most wanted man. Why take on such a seemingly impossible mission? Simple--he wants to make the world safe for his soon to be born child. But before he finds Osama bin Laden, he first needs to learn where he came from, what makes him tick, and most importantly, what exactly created bin Laden to begin with. Following bin Laden's trail through some of the most dangerous places in the world, Spurlock encounters both the rational and the radical faces of the Middle East. He interviews many people who embrace him on the streets and welcome him into their homes, often gaining impressions that sharply contrast with the conventional media images of the region. Spurlock finds they're not that different from American families, sharing the same hopes and fears for their children that he has for his own.

Crew

Adel Al Abdulkarim

Field Producer

Khairi Abdullah

Field Producer

Madeline Addy

Associate Producer

Shafiq Ahmad

Field Producer

Mamdouh Al-harthy

Field Producer

Jim Black

Music Supervisor

Uri Blau

Field Producer

James Brabazon

Coproducer

Francois Bringer

Field Producer

Murdoch Campbell

Gaffer

Nick Catania

Key Grip

Jeremy Chilnick

Screenplay

Jeremy Chilnick

Story By

Jeremy Chilnick

Producer

Barry Cole

Music Supervisor

Gavin Coleman

Editor

Gavin Coleman

Story By

Korelan Cone

Field Producer

Carl Deal

Researcher

Adam Dell

Story By

Adam Dell

Executive Producer

Stephen Dell

Story By

Steven Dell

Executive Producer

Khalid Fakhar

Field Producer

Reda Fakhar

Field Producer

Farkandah Faraz

Field Producer

Josh Farley

Location Manager

Dann Fink

Choreographer

Mary Finnegan

Field Producer

Sean Frechette

Editor

Sean Frechette

Story By

Sean Frechette

Story By

Stela Georgieva

Editing

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lewis Goldstein

Supervising Sound Editor

Meri Haitkin

Field Producer

Lori Hamlin

Makeup

Crispin Hardy

Location Manager

Abdalla Hassan

Field Producer

Alan Hostetter

Gaffer

Hamad Iqbal

Field Producer

Reem Al Jarbou

Field Producer

Soula Kalamaras

Makeup

Ajai Kapur

Field Producer

Stelana Kliris

Field Producer

Chloe Krane

Field Producer

Andrew Kris

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Kris

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andrea Laux

Associate Producer

Joy Le Li

Field Producer

Julie Lombardi

Editor

Julie Lombardi

Story By

Julie Lombardi

Coproducer

Mark Lorenzetto

Field Producer

Stuart Macphee

Post-Production Supervisor

Stuart Macphee

Coproducer

Vincent Maraval

Executive Producer

Daniel Marracino

Cinematographer

Daniel Marracino

Dp/Cinematographer

Daniel Mattig

Field Producer

Daniel Mattig

Unit Manager

Carolyn Mcewan

Associate Producer

Jamin Mendelsohn

Production Coordinator

Agnes Mentre

Executive Producer

Carla Mori

Field Producer

Jackie Murphy

Associate Producer

Richard Nehmad

Visual Effects

Stephanie Nelson

Choreographer

Stacey Offman

Producer

Jalila Otky

Location Manager

Michael Oviedo

Character Designer

Esther Pak

Wardrobe

Karen Pelland

Associate Producer

Hugues Peyret

Field Producer

Nader Rabadi

Field Producer

Ilhem Rachidi

Field Producer

Atul Rao

Field Producer

Najibullah Razaq

Field Producer

Arnon Regular

Field Producer

Jonathan Reich

Location Manager

Thomas Rohde

Field Producer

Ramy Romany

Field Producer

Ramy Romany Helmy

Field Producer

Zulfi Shahnawaz

Field Producer

John Sloss

Executive Producer

Morgan Spurlock

Producer

Morgan Spurlock

Screenplay

Morgan Spurlock

Story By

Jon Spurney

Music Composer

Jennie Terry

Production Coordinator

Sarah Timewell

Production Manager

Johanna Vanderspool

Production Manager

Bob Waybright

Gaffer

John Wayland

Editing

Film Details

Also Known As
Hunt for Osama bin Laden, Morgan Spurlock: Var är Usama bin Ladin?, Untitled (Morgan Spurlock/Osama bin Laden Documentary)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Political
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Cinetic Media; Wild Bunch; Wild Bunch
Distribution Company
The Weinstein Company; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alta Films; CinTart; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Empire; Fandango; Frenetic Films; Front Row Filmed Entertainment (UAE); Golden Village; Icon Uk Group; Scanbox Entertainment; Sena; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Studiocanal UK; The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Spring April 18, 2008

Released in United States on Video August 26, 2008

Released in United States January 2008

Released in United States March 2008

Released in United States October 2008

Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 7-15, 2008.

Shown at Rome Film Festival (L'Altro Cinema) October 22-31, 2008.

Details for the project are being kept under wraps.

Released in United States Spring April 18, 2008

Released in United States on Video August 26, 2008

Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spectrum) January 17-27, 2008.)

Released in United States March 2008 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 7-15, 2008.)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (L'Altro Cinema) October 22-31, 2008.)