- USA vs. Al-Arian
Infobox Film
name = USA vs. Al-Arian
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director =Line Halvorsen
producer = Jan Dalchow
writer = Line Halvorsen
narrator =
starring =Sami Al-Arian , Nahla Al-Arian, Abdullah Al-Arian, Laila Al-Arian, Leena Al-Arian, Ali Al-Arian, Lama Al-Arian, Linda Moreno, Paul I. Perez, David Cole
music = Stein Berge Svendsen
cinematography = Tone Andersen
editing = Trond Winterkjaer, Line Halvorsen
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released = January 19, 2007
runtime = 102 minutes
country = flagicon|Norway Norway
language = English, Arabic
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website = http://www.usavsalarian.com/
amg_id = 1:390910
imdb_id = 0983241"USA vs. Al-Arian" is a 2007 film about
Sami Al-Arian and his family during and after his federal trial on terrorism-related charges. It was directed by the Norwegian directorLine Halvorsen . "Variety" reviewer Jay Weissberg called the film an "unquestionably biased, eye-opening docu ["sic"] " that nonetheless "throws the spotlight on a justice systemshanghaied by thePatriot Act , leaving a deeply sympathetic family frayed but not quite broken."cite news
first = Jay.
last = Weissberg
title = USA vs Al-Arian.(Movie review)
url = http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932652.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=USA+vs+Al%2DArian
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work = Variety
page = 51
date = February 19, 2007
accessdate = 2007-03-26 ]According to the
St. Petersburg Times , the film " glosses over the specific charges, and pays scant attention to the evidence." [ [http://www.sptimes.com/2007/05/16/Hillsborough/Film_focuses_on_human.shtml Hillsborough: Film focuses on human side of the Al-Arian saga ] ]Awards
*Audience Award, 2007
Tromsø International Film Festival cite web
last = Norwegian Film Institute
first =
title = USA vs. Al-Arian
url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/show.html?id=730
accessdate = 2008-04-25 ]
*Best Film, 2007New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival , USA
*Grand Prix (Flugeprisen), 2007 Norwegian Documentary Film Festival Volda
*Honorary Mention, 2007 International Festival of Muslim Cinema "Golden Minbar", Russia
*Best Nordic Documentary, 2007 Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Film FestivalReferences
External links
* [http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1209357688142&pagename=Zone-English-ArtCulture%2FACELayout USA vs. Al-Arian]
*Official site in [http://www.usavsalarian.com/ English] and [http://www.usamotalarian.no Norwegian] .
*Norwegian Film Institute's English-language [http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/show.html?id=730 description] of the film.
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