The Oath
Northwest Film Forum
Seattle, WA
(Laura Poitras, USA, 2010, 35mm, 96 min)
Academy Award-nominated Laura Poitras (My Country, My Country) provides a spectacular view of the inner-workings of the Al-Qaeda leadership, and a strong political statement. Her images and talent for exact observation make the case for an understanding of people that seems to have been lost in the war against terror.
"You have to understand people in order to recruit them." This is what Abu Jandal, former bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden, says to a group of Yemeni teenagers about his jihadist past. Abu Jandal broke the oath he had sworn as a member of Al-Qaeda and renounced his unconditional obedience to its leadership. The Oath is a portrait of this man and the dramatic, incredible path he has taken on his way to becoming one of the Arab world's most influential critics of the Islamic terror network. At the same time, the story unfolds of Salim Hamdan, Bin Laden's former driver, who was imprisoned at Guantanamo for several years.
Note: Please arrive 30 minutes prior to any screening. Seating is guaranteed up to 15 minutes prior to showtime.
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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
Online ticket sales have concluded. We will have more tickets to this show at the box office beginning 30 minutes before start time. For more events please visit http://www.nwfilmforum.org. Thank you for your interest in Northwest Film Forum. |
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| First: | Friday Jun 18, 2010 7:00 PM | | Last: | Thursday Jun 24, 2010 9:00 PM |
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Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
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