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| Directed by | Line Halvorsen |
| Written by | Line Halvorsen |
| Produced by | Jan Dalchow |
| Starring | Sami Al-Arian Nahla Al-Arian Abdullah Al-Arian Laila Al-Arian Leena Al-Arian Ali Al-Arian Lama Al-Arian Linda Moreno Paul I. Perez David Cole |
| Cinematography | Tone Andersen |
| Edited by | Trond Winterkjaer Line Halvorsen |
| Music by | Stein Berge Svendsen |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Languages | English Arabic |
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.
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According to the St. Petersburg Times , the film "glosses over the specific charges, and pays scant attention to the evidence." [1] 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." [2]
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.
