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The Oath

Two Men. Bound to Al-Qaeda. Divided by Fate.
Two Men. Bound to Al-Qaeda. Divided by Fate.
Documentary - 2010
The Oath
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7.2
88%
72
Tells the story of two men, Abu Jandal and Salim Ahmed Hamdan, whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Director:
,
Laura Poitras
Cast:
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Osama bin Laden
,
Salim Hamdan
,
Abu Jandal

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Details

Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
9 May 2010
Country:
CU, US
Languages:
Arabic
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 11 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Poitras has opened up a fascinating window into the minds of the people who hate us, apparently not so much for our freedom as for our arrogance, our belief that we are the center of the universe.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
21 Sep 2010
rotten:
The essential information in The Oath could have been boiled down to 30 minutes, but the good parts are indeed good.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2010
fresh:
The Oath makes spare use of images to convey a great deal. Al-Bahri's smiling child is surrounded by lethal weapons that are little more than toys to him. The color-drained skies of Guantanamo are juxtaposed with the lively Yemeni street scenes.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
18 Jun 2010
fresh:
A documentary that at its start purports to be the tale of two terrorists, the film keeps deepening and widening until it becomes a subtle, stubborn moral drama about users and the used.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
10 Jun 2010
fresh:
Just how deep inside Jandal's world Poitras goes is all the more striking given the inherent cultural barriers and danger she faced as a female filmmaker shooting a former Al Qaeda operative in Yemen.
– Betsy Sharkey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2010
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