The Response

THE RESPONSE is a courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals. Conceived in the vein of "12 Angry Men", the film revolves around the trial of a suspected enemy combatant and the military judges who must decide his fate.

Cast

Kate Mulgrew

as Colonel Simms

Peter Riegert

as Colonel Jefferson

Aasif Mandvi

as Al-Aqar

Sig Libowitz

as Captain Miller

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