Rabiye Kurnaz VS George W. Bush

Name: Rabiye Kurnaz VS George W. Bush
Director: Andreas Dresen
Released: 2022

Andreas Dresen 2022

The battle for the release of her son Murat from Guantanamo catapults Turkish housewife Rabiye Kurnaz from her terraced house in Bremen straight into world politics and all the way to the Supreme Court in Washington. At her side is human rights lawyer Bernhard Docke – the reserved, level-headed lawyer and the temperamental Turkish mother with a wicked sense of humour – now fighting side-by-side to get Murat out.

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Running Time:

119 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, German, Turkish

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Andreas Dresen

Producers:

Andreas Dresen, Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen

Cinematographers:

Andreas Höfer

Editors:

Jörg Hauschild

Production Companies:

Arte France Cinéma

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Rabiye Kurnaz Vs George W Bush review – Guantánamo drama played for laughs

The true story of a Turkish-German mother’s fight to release her son from the notorious US detention camp gets an oddly pitched telling from director Andreas Dresen.

Peter Bradshaw
‘Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush’ Review: A Real-Life Injustice Remade as Light Comic Drama

Ebullient German-Turkish star Meltem Kaptan anchors a comic take on the true tale of a mother's fight for her son's release from Guantanamo.

By Jessica Kiang Plus Icon
Berlin Review: Andreas Dresen’s ‘Rabiye Kurnaz Vs. George W. Bush’

A determined Turkish mother takes on the authorities in Rabiye Kurnaz Vs. George W. Bush, Andreas Dresen’s drama that takes a light approach to a moving true story.

By Anna Smith

Festival Participation

Berlin International Film Festival - 2022
Silver Berlin Bear, Best Screenplay
Berlin International Film Festival - 2022
Guild Film Prize
Berlin International Film Festival - 2022
Silver Berlin Bear, Best Leading Performance

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