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Cast

Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden

himself

Salim Hamdan

Salim Hamdan

himself

Abu Jandal

Abu Jandal

himself

Crew

Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

Director

Colin Jacobsen

Colin Jacobsen

Musician

Eric Jacobsen

Eric Jacobsen

Musician

Nicholas Cords

Nicholas Cords

Musician

Johnny Gandelsman

Johnny Gandelsman

Musician

Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

Producer

Jonathan Oppenheim

Jonathan Oppenheim

Editor

Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

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Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

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Osvaldo Golijov

Osvaldo Golijov

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Marshall Curry

Marshall Curry

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The Oath

20107.4 / 1090 min
Documentary

Overview

Two Men. Bound to Al-Qaeda. Divided by Fate.

Tells the story of two men, Abu Jandal and Salim Ahmed Hamdan, whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court.