Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

119 mins | Drama, History | April 28, 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.

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

119 mins | Drama, History | April 28, 2022

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Pandora Film, Sophie Dulac Productions, Cinéma Defacto, Iskremas Filmproduktion
Original title Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush
Directors Andreas Dresen
Writers Laila Stieler

Cast

Meltem Kaptan

as Rabiye Kurnaz

Alexander Scheer

as Bernhard Docke

Charly Hübner

as Marc Stocker

Abdullah Emre Öztürk

as Murat Kurnaz

Nazmi Kırık

as Mehmet

Sevda Polat

as Nuriye

Jeanette Spassova

as Sekretärin Koslowa

Abak Safaei-Rad

as Wiebke Kokenge

Alexander Hörbe

as Wolfgang

Devrim Deniz Aslan

as Atilla

Teglat Kas Hana

as Mohammad Khan

Ronny Miersch

as Journalist

Julia Titze

as Journalistin

Simone Désirée Ullbrich

as Leutnant Hawkins

Sabine Urban

as Richterin

Claudiu Mark Draghici

as Rainer Schartig

Hüseyin Ekici

as Sedat Bilmen

Mert Dincer

as Cem

Christa Rockstroh

as Heimleiterin

Jonathan Failla

as DC Taxi

Tom Zahner

as Judge John Gibbons

Yasar Cetin

as Türkischer Justizminister

Christoph Jacobi

as Fitnesstrainer

Stacy Thunes

as Marshal

Tim Williams

as self