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'''''Strip Search''''' is a drama film made for the [[HBO]] network, first aired on April 27, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/27/arts/television-review-when-the-nation-is-at-risk-did-you-say-civil-rights.html|title=TELEVISION REVIEW; When the Nation Is at Risk, Did You Say Civil Rights?|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|date=April 27, 2004|website=The New York Times|language=en-US|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/hbo-london-adds-lumet-martel-pix-1117886372/|title=HBO London adds Lumet, Martel pix|last=Gaydos|first=Steven|date=May 16, 2003|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref> The film explores the status of [[civil liberties|individual liberties]] in the aftermath of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and the approval of the [[USA PATRIOT Act]]. The film was directed by [[Sidney Lumet]] and written by ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'' creator [[Tom Fontana]]. It stars [[Glenn Close]], [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], [[Ken Leung]], Bruno Lastra and [[Dean Winters]]. The film was |
'''''Strip Search''''' is a drama film made for the [[HBO]] network, first aired on April 27, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/27/arts/television-review-when-the-nation-is-at-risk-did-you-say-civil-rights.html|title=TELEVISION REVIEW; When the Nation Is at Risk, Did You Say Civil Rights?|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|date=April 27, 2004|website=The New York Times|language=en-US|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/hbo-london-adds-lumet-martel-pix-1117886372/|title=HBO London adds Lumet, Martel pix|last=Gaydos|first=Steven|date=May 16, 2003|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref> The film explores the status of [[civil liberties|individual liberties]] in the aftermath of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and the approval of the [[USA PATRIOT Act]]. The film was directed by [[Sidney Lumet]] and written by ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'' creator [[Tom Fontana]]. It stars [[Glenn Close]], [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], [[Ken Leung]], Bruno Lastra and [[Dean Winters]]. The film initially was screened at the [[Monaco Film Premiere]] with Lumet presenting it in the presence of Fontana. |
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Different cuts of the film exist. There is supposedly a two-hour version. German TV showed an 86-minute version. The version released on DVD in the U.S. is 56 minutes.<ref>{{Citation|title=Strip Search (TV Movie 2004) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376215/technical|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref> |
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The film is built around two main parallel stories, each containing almost identical dialogues. One story line involves Linda Sykes (Gyllenhaal), an |
The film is built around two main parallel stories, each containing almost identical dialogues. One story line involves Linda Sykes (Gyllenhaal), an American woman detained in the [[People's Republic of China]], being interrogated by a military officer (Leung). In the other storyline, Sharif Bin Said (Lastra), an Arab man detained in New York City, is interrogated by two [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents (Winters and Close). Both characters are graduate students detained with no hard evidence and interrogated about unspecified activities which may or may not be related to [[terrorist]] plots. |
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In the course of the increasingly brutal interrogations, both Sykes and Bin Said are [[strip search]]ed against their will by their interrogators and are subjected to a [[cavity search]]. In both cases the protagonists appear to have only tenuous connections with the suspected terrorist plots. |
In the course of the increasingly brutal interrogations, both Sykes and Bin Said are [[strip search]]ed against their will by their interrogators and are subjected to a [[cavity search]]. In both cases the protagonists appear to have only tenuous connections with the suspected terrorist plots. |
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Written by | Tom Fontana |
Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
Starring | Glenn Close Maggie Gyllenhaal Ken Leung Bruno Lastra Dean Winters Austin Pendleton |
Theme music composer | Paul Chihara |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Mark A. Baker Irene Burns |
Cinematography | Ron Fortunato |
Editor | Tom Swartwout |
Running time | 56 minutes [1] |
Production company | HBO Films |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release |
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Strip Search is a drama film made for the HBO network, first aired on April 27, 2004.[2][3] The film explores the status of individual liberties in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the approval of the USA PATRIOT Act. The film was directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Oz creator Tom Fontana. It stars Glenn Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ken Leung, Bruno Lastra and Dean Winters. The film initially was screened at the Monaco Film Premiere with Lumet presenting it in the presence of Fontana.
Different cuts of the film exist. There is supposedly a two-hour version. German TV showed an 86-minute version. The version released on DVD in the U.S. is 56 minutes.[4]
The film is built around two main parallel stories, each containing almost identical dialogues. One story line involves Linda Sykes (Gyllenhaal), an American woman detained in the People's Republic of China, being interrogated by a military officer (Leung). In the other storyline, Sharif Bin Said (Lastra), an Arab man detained in New York City, is interrogated by two FBI agents (Winters and Close). Both characters are graduate students detained with no hard evidence and interrogated about unspecified activities which may or may not be related to terrorist plots.
In the course of the increasingly brutal interrogations, both Sykes and Bin Said are strip searched against their will by their interrogators and are subjected to a cavity search. In both cases the protagonists appear to have only tenuous connections with the suspected terrorist plots.
The film ends with the question: "Must security and safety come at the price of freedom?"