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UNITED STATES · 2004

Strip Search

Sidney Lumet
post-9/11 security civil liberties wrongful detention government overreach cultural prejudice
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Synopsis

Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City.

Year2004
CountryUnited States
DirectorSidney Lumet
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