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Download, Watch online The Oath Movie.
| Genres: | Ot |
| Starring: | Salim Hamdan, Abu Jandal |
| Director(s): | Laura Poitras |
| Country: | USA |
| Year: | 2010 |
| IMDB Rating: | 6.9 |
Tells the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 911, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Oath (iPod) | Resolution: 480x272 px | Total Size: 268 Mb |
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The Oath (DivX) | Resolution: 576x320 px | Total Size: 699 Mb |
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Visitor Reviews: (2)
Avery Hudson 13 May 2012
In The Oath, American director Laura Poitras tells Salim Hamdan's story largely from the perspective of his friend Nasser al-Bahri, a.k.a. Abu Jandal.
In The Oath, American director Laura Poitras tells Salim Hamdan's storylargely from the perspective of his friend Nasser al-Bahri, a.k.a. AbuJandal. A taxi driver in Yemen's capital city of Sana'a, Jandal is aformer member of al Qaeda, chief bodyguard of Osama bin Laden, and"guesthouse emir" in charge of new arrivals to bin Laden's camp inAfghanistan. It was Hamdan's fateful association with Jandal that sethim on the course that eventually placed him in the middle of America'sWar on Terror.Abu Jandal was dedicated to the protection of Osama bin Laden and tothe reliability of new arrivals to bin Laden's Afghanistan trainingcamp, including many if not all of the 9/11 highjackers. On the day ofthe 9/11 attacks, Jandal was in a Yemeni prison where he was indialogue with a state-sponsored religious committee formed to engagewith extremist fundamentalists.After the 9/11 attacks, Jandal identified many of the hijackers to FBIagent Ali Soufan and became a significant source to link the attacks toal Qaeda. He was later freed from custody, and found work as a taxidriver.For The Oath, Poitras interviewed Jandal, followed him to meetings withYemeni youths, and joined him in quality time with his young son. Sheplaced a video camera on the dashboard of his taxi to record hisobservations and encounters with passengers during his work day.The Oath grants us an extraordinary perspective on al Qaeda'smanagement and leadership. Most importantly, the film introduces us tothe human beings who are our enemies and the unfortunate souls who getcaught in the undertow of conflict.Salim Hamdan is the silent protagonist at the heart of the film,represented by a voice-over reading from his letters home while captivein Guantánamo, a grainy video of his first interrogation, a recordingtaken by ABC's John Miller while Hamdan drove Miller to an interviewwith bin Laden, and a report from Hamdan's military trial.The Oath is the second documentary in a trilogy Poitras is developingabout post-9/11 America. The first, My Country, My Country, tells thestory of the U.S. occupation of Iraq from the perspective of an Iraqidoctor. A planned third film will focus on the 9/11 trials.
druid333-2 12 May 2012
A Heartbreaking Story From Another Perspective
If you think that the wave of fine documentaries dealing with just howbad the Bush administration royally screwed up the aftermath ofSeptember 11,even with Bush out of the White House has ceased,guessagain. 'The Oath',the second part of a trilogy of films,tellsyet,another story of what we don't know (but should). Two life longfriends,Nassar al Bahri, and Salim Hamdan,long before the events of9/11,found themselves introduced to Osama Bin Laden,and some of thechief members of Al Qaeda, and went to work for them (with Nassarhaving his name changed to Abu Jandal by Osama Bin Laden,himself). WhenAmerica was attacked by Al Qaeda,both were arrested,and put inprison,with Abu Jandal released some time later,while Salim foundhimself detained in Guantanomo prison in Cuba (where he still remainstoday). In a series of interview footage,and news stories from themajor American television networks, documentary film maker,LauraPoitras ('Flag Wars',and one episode of P.O.V.:My Country,MyCountry-the first film in the series)attempts to make sense of anonsensical situation. This is a documentary that like 'My Country,MyCountry',is sure to touch it's share of raw nerves, in both the left,aswell as the conservative far right. Spoken in Arabic with Englishsubtitles,and English. Not rated by the MPAA,but contains somedisturbing spoken testimony.