Directed by:
Andreas DresenScreenplay:
Laila StielerCinematography:
Andreas HöferComposer:
Johannes RepkaCast:
Meltem Kaptan, Alexander Scheer, Charly Hübner, Nazmî Kirik, Sevda Polat, Samir Fuchs, Harvey Friedman, Martin Stange, Alexander Hörbe, Mike Davies (more)Plots(1)
Rabiye Kurnaz's son Murat is falsely accused of terrorism and, as one of the first, is sent to the American prison on Guantanamo shortly after the events of September 11, 2001. In an endeavour to secure his release, the Turkish-German mother of three begins a quixotic struggle against an opaque judicial system, bureaucracy, and international politics. She finds help from the attorney Bernhard Docke, who eventually becomes more than the determined Rabiye’s legal counsel; he becomes her close friend. Based on true events, this sensitive comedy about human indomitability, belief in justice, and undying hope won Berlin's Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and Best Leading Performance. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Meltem Kaptan
West Germany
Best movies:
Alexander Scheer
East Germany
Best movies:
Eight Miles High! (2007)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
Sun Alley (1999)
Charly Hübner
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
3 Days in Quiberon (2018)
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
Nazmî Kirik
Turkey
Best movies:
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
Before Snowfall (2013)
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
Sevda Polat
Best movies:
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Samir Fuchs
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
A Regular Woman (2019)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Harvey Friedman
USA
Best movies:
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Valkyrie (2008)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Martin Stange
West Germany
Best movies:
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Posthumous (2014)
Alexander Hörbe
Germany
Best movies:
The Captain (2017)
Nachtgestalten (1999)
Three (2010)
Mike Davies
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Jack Strong (2014)
Nino Porzio
Italy
Best movies:
The Traitor (2019)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Annette (2021)
Mehmet Yılmaz
Best movies:
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Season of Cherry (2014) (series)
Mert Dincer
Germany
Best movies:
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Die Opfer - Vergesst mich nicht (2016) (TV movie)
Julia Titze
Best movies:
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Der Zürich-Krimi (2016) (series)
Ein starkes Team (1994) (series)
Ramin Yazdani
Iran
Best movies:
Time You Change (2010)
Stations of the Cross (2014)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Sabine Urban
Best movies:
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Ronny Miersch
Best movies:
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Teglat Kas Hana
Best movies:
Christoph Jacobi
West Germany
Best movies:
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Yasar Cetin
Best movies:
The Cut (2014)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)