The Oath 2010 Ages 15+
![Production still from The Oath 2010 / Director: Laura Poitras](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m2obzhc2/production/22b8671874e79a5d9cda38592a97efe2a8b8ffa0-1920x1280.jpg?rect=0,169,1920,942&w=320&h=157&q=90&fit=crop)
Production still from The Oath 2010 / Director: Laura Poitras / View full image
When
11.00am, Sun 11 Mar 2018 (90 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
'Filmed in Yemen and Guantanamo Bay, The Oath tells the story of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Prison and the first man to face the controversial military commissions. We enter the story in a taxicab in Yemen. Here we meet Abu as he transports passengers through the chaotic streets of Yemen's capital city, Sana'a. Salim is the film's "ghost" protagonist. His seven-year captivity at Guantanamo is narrated through his prison letters. Following the story of these two men, The Oath takes the viewer on a journey that leads to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, Guantanamo Bay Prison, FBI interrogations, and the US Supreme Court.' Praxis Films
Screens with Laura Poitras's short film Death of a Prisoner 2013 (9 mins).
Ages 15+
Production Credits
- Director: Laura Poitras
- Cinematographers: Kirsten Johnson, Laura Poitras
- Editor: Jonathan Oppenheim
- Music: Osvaldo Golijov
- Production Company: Praxis Films
- Print Source / Rights: Cat&Docs
- Year: 2010
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Country: United States
- Language: Arabic
- Subtitles: English
- Sound: Stereo
- Colour: Colour
- Screening Format: HD Video