All these human strands, seemingly so separated, eventually weave into the same rope, in a film that builds its suspense by the uncoiling of personalities.

Its subject is ‘extraordinary rendition’, the practice of shipping terrorist suspects to countries untroubled by human rights, where ‘allies’ happily get medieval on people’s asses.

...som mainstream-drama formår den både at underholde og efterlade ikke så få tanker...

With a cast this stacked, the performances are predictably strong (particularly from Sarsgaard...