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Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer (WGA):
Tom Fontana (written by)
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Release Date:
27 ÁPRILIS 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Austin Pendleton ... James Perley
Tom Guiry ... Gerry Sykes
Fred Koheler ... Jimmy Briggs
Zack Manzella ... High School Boy
Daniel May Wong ... Arresting Officer

Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Linda Sykes

Ken Leung ... Liu Tsung-Yuan
Jim Gaffigan ... Reverend Craig Peterson
Bruno Lastra ... Sharif Bin Said

Glenn Close ... Karen Moore

Dean Winters ... Ned McGrath

Caroline Kava ... Alvira Sykes
Peter Jacobson ... John Scanlon
Anahid ... Aaisha Bin Said
Raymond Anthony Thomas ... Clerk (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:120 min | 56 min (re-cut) | Germany:86 min
Country:
USA
Company:
HBO Films more

Fun Stuff

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This film was the subject of much controversy. The original cut was 120 minutes but it was cut down to 56 minutes. It aired only once on HBO and further scheduled airings were canceled. more

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20 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Eye-opening, 2 MÁJUS 2004
10/10
Author: Ron Dahly from Orlando, Florida

Shocking! Every American needs to see this movie. A previous comment titled "Duh", at first glance, makes us all seem as though we are somehow keenly aware that civil rights are being denied...in America. But until I saw this movie, I couldn't parallel being arrested, tortured, and denied access to any outside help in China, to the same thing happening here. Somehow, the idea of these things taking place here didn't seem so terribly awful, and fearful, until I put myself in both of the actors roles as victim.

Strip Search is one of the best, thought provoking movies I have ever seen. The acting was absolutely superb; making it easy to be drawn into every scene, and Maggie Gyllenhaal's performance was no less than stellar to that end. For short, I was IMPRESSED!

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