Strip Search

16
0h 56m
2004
6.2 /10 (42)

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 2004-04-27

Top Billed Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Linda Sykes

Glenn Close

Karen Moore

Dean Winters

Ned McGrath

Ken Leung

Liu Tsung-Yuan

Bruno Lastra

Sharif Bin Said

Shing Ka

Chinese Police

Austin Pendleton

James Perley

Tom Guiry

Gerry Sykes

Fred Koheler

Jimmy Briggs

Jim Gaffigan

Reverend Craig Peterson

Peter Jacobson

John Scanlon

Justin Bartha

George H. W. Bush

self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

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