The response / The University of Maryland School of Law presents ; a Look at the Moon productions ; executive producer, Venable LLP ; written & produced by Sig Libowitz ; directed by Adam Rodgers.

Response (Motion picture : 2008)

The response / The University of Maryland School of Law presents ; a Look at the Moon productions ; executive producer, Venable LLP ; written & produced by Sig Libowitz ; directed by Adam Rodgers.

Spokane, Washington : Look at the Moon Productions, 2008.

[Silver Spring, Md.] : Distributed by Street Law, ©2008.

1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

This courtroom drama concisely illustrates the legal and ethical challenges of enemy detention in the war on terror. Based on the transcripts of Guantánamo military tribunals, this film brings viewers inside an administrative hearing to determine whether a devout Muslim engineer from Pakistan should continue to be designated as an unlawful enemy combatant and held without trial. Regarding the difficult decision the three judges must make, it provides a vehicle to examine the most fundamental issues of due process, as they seek to balance individual liberties with national security interests.

"The following is based upon actual transcripts of combatant status review tribunals (CSRTs) held at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba." -- Opening credits of film.
Originally produced in 2008.
Cast: Aasif Mandvi, Kate Mulgrew, Peter Riegert, Sig Libowitz.

Initially broadcast on Oct. 22, 2008.

DVD ; stereo.

RSRVS

The law in movies DVD collection.

DVD 612

English

Director of photography, Richard Chisolm ; editor, Steve Bell ; composer, Aaron Symonds.

Winner, Audience Award, Best Picture, Politics on Film Festival (Washington, D.C.) ; Winner, 2009 A.B.A. Silver Gavel Award Top Prize for Drama and Literature, American Bar Association.

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