February 23, 2007
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USA vs. Al-Arian (2007)

Name: USA vs. Al-Arian
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-02-23

1h 42m

Running Time

February 23, 2007
Release Date

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Plot.

USA vs AL-ARIAN is a close portrait of an Arab-American family facing terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. Government. The film shows a personal story of a family living in a society where fear of terrorism has resulted in increasing stigmatization and discrimination against Muslims.

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Cast & Crew.

Line Halvorsen

Director / Writer

Jan Dalchow

Producer

Tone Andersen

Director of Photography

Stein Berge Svendsen

Original Music Composer

Trond Winterkjær

Editor

Peter Clausen

Sound Editor

George H. W. Bush

Self

Erling Rein

Supervising Sound Editor

Tone Anderson

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
February 23, 2007

Original Name
USA mot AL-ARIAN

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 42m

Budget
$520,000

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-17

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

USA vs AL-ARIAN is 2007 documentary film about Sami Al-Arian and his family during and after his federal trial on terrorism-related charges. It was directed by the Norwegian director Line Halvorsen.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, the film "glosses over the specific charges, and pays scant attention to the evidence." However Variety notes that, "Though unquestionably biased, eye-opening docu "USA vs Al-Arian" throws the spotlight on a justice system shanghaied by the Patriot Act, leaving a deeply sympathetic family frayed but not quite broken."

In the trial, the jury acquitted Al-Arian of nearly half the charges, and deadlocked on the remaining charges. After the trial, Al-Arian pleaded guilty in 2006 to conspiracy to help a terrorist organization, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.