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
The Oath
Two Men. Bound to Al-Qaeda. Divided by Fate.
2010 · 1h 30m · UNRATED
Documentary
Directed by
Laura Poitras
Overview
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 and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
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
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
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
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
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