{"id":42521,"date":"2026-03-23T16:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/?p=42521"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:08:16","slug":"film-screening-and-discussion-rabiye-kurnaz-vs-george-w-bush-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/en\/news\/filmvorfuehrung-und-gespraech-rabiye-kurnaz-gegen-george-w-bush-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Screening and Discussion: \u201eRabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42521\" class=\"elementor elementor-42521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f87549 slidercontainer e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f87549\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5698fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"a5698fa\" 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3a580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a3a580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>March 23, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d88bfa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d88bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Wrongfully Imprisoned<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074aefd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"074aefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andreas Dresen's award-winning film is based on a real-life case, which was clearly explored through an interview with the attorney involved at the time <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb6d213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bb6d213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71f1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71f1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Thursday, March 19, the Forum Recht Foundation, in cooperation with the <a href=\"https:\/\/oberlandesgericht-karlsruhe.justiz-bw.de\/pb\/,Lde\/Startseite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rak-karlsruhe.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karlsruhe Bar Association <\/a>invited guests to a special evening of film and discussion at the Schauburg Film Theater in Karlsruhe. The program featured the award-winning drama <strong>\u201eRabiye Kurnaz v. George W. Bush\u201c<\/strong> on the big screen. Afterward, the retired human rights attorney impressed the audience. <strong>Bernhard Docke<\/strong> with a moving talk about the real-life case behind the film. From 2002 to 2006, Docke had represented Murat Kurnaz\u2019s family as their attorney in the international legal proceedings. In addition to providing insights into that period and the making of the film, he opened up a discussion with the audience on the topics of the rule of law, justice, and human rights.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7df790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7df790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unbenannt-1-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41440\" alt=\"Movie poster and portrait of Andres Dresen, featuring a quote from him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unbenannt-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unbenannt-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unbenannt-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unbenannt-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unbenannt-1-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unbenannt-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420ad17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"420ad17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245919b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"245919b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c729e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88c729e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d13eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d13eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the film, an impressive silence fell over the room\u2014everyone waited eagerly for Bernhard Docke\u2019s remarks. He recounted the real-life case once again, presenting the legal facts and showing original documents from the case files. Particularly striking was the information about the Guant\u00e1namo Bay detention center in Cuba: Only people without U.S. passports were and are detained there. The prisoners were and are denied basic human rights as well as rights during the investigative proceedings. They were tortured.<\/p><p>Docke explained the class-action lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court, the aim of which was to place the detainees at Guant\u00e1namo under the protection of U.S. law; they were to be granted, at the very least, the right to a judicial review. This right to a judicial review was secured without being limited to the law of any specific country\u2014such as German or Turkish law, for example.<\/p><p>During the proceedings, it emerged that the United States was not the only party involved in this case. Without Docke\u2019s knowledge, he was also investigating the German federal government. The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is said to have interrogated Murat Kurnaz shortly after his arrest in Pakistan and before his transfer to Guant\u00e1namo, and to have classified him as a non-threat. However, the German government did nothing to secure his release, as Kurnaz is a Turkish citizen. This made it clear just how complex and politically charged this case is.<\/p><p>According to Docke, there are currently still 15 detainees at Guant\u00e1namo whose court proceedings are being delayed. He said he could only speculate as to the reasons. Furthermore, their confessions\u2014most of which were extracted under torture\u2014are not admissible in court.<\/p><p>In closing, Docke emphasized the film\u2019s universal message: We must stand up against injustice! Justice is not a given. It must be demanded and defended time and again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f969b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1f969b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11a6f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a11a6f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b383d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b383d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-3-bearbeitet-e1774019769182-807x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42524\" alt=\"Docke and Br\u00fcgmann in front of a red movie theater curtain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-3-bearbeitet-e1774019769182-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-3-bearbeitet-e1774019769182-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-3-bearbeitet-e1774019769182-768x974.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-3-bearbeitet-e1774019769182-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-3-bearbeitet-e1774019769182.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Retired attorney Bernhard Docke and Dr. Cord Br\u00fcgmann, director of the Forum Recht Foundation, welcome the guests<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a3f22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90a3f22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194e627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"194e627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Foto-Docke-scaled-e1774020268890-792x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40794\" alt=\"\" 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private)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b0c3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1b0c3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8870e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8870e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-1-bearbeitet-820x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42523\" alt=\"Attorney Docke stands in front of a document projected onto the movie screen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-1-bearbeitet-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-1-bearbeitet-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-1-bearbeitet-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-1-bearbeitet-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-1-bearbeitet-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Post-1-bearbeitet.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Following the film, Bernhard Docke will speak in person about the case and the making of the film<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41db66b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41db66b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6818e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d6818e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480a0cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"480a0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The Story Behind the Movie\u00a0<\/h4><p>Murat Kurnaz, a 19-year-old from Bremen, was arrested by U.S. authorities in Pakistan shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and taken to the U.S. detention facility at Guant\u00e1namo. There, he was unlawfully detained and tortured for five years, even though U.S. and German authorities had known since 2002 that Kurnaz was innocent.<\/p><p>The multi-award-winning feature film \u201eRabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush\u201c (2022), directed by Andreas Dresen, tells the story of a housewife from Bremen and mother of Murat Kurnaz, who, together with human rights attorney Bernhard Docke, fights for her son\u2019s release. Her journey takes her all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., to file a lawsuit against George W. Bush.<\/p><p>With humor, warmth, and great strength, the film depicts the two men\u2019s struggle against the U.S. government and German authorities\u2014in defense of the rule of law, justice, and human rights.<\/p><p>The German-French feature film celebrated its world premiere at the Berlinale in 2022. The lead roles are played by Meltem Kaptan as Murat\u2019s mother and Alexander Scheer as her lawyer, Bernhard Docke. Kaptan, a German-Turkish comedienne and host, was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actress, the German Film Award, and the German Acting Award for this acting debut, and was also nominated for the European Film Award.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schauburg.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information about the movie<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c57f2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c57f2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92051c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92051c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rabiye_socmed_instagram_plakat-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42373\" alt=\"A movie poster featuring a woman looking up at the sky.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rabiye_socmed_instagram_plakat-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rabiye_socmed_instagram_plakat-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rabiye_socmed_instagram_plakat-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rabiye_socmed_instagram_plakat-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rabiye_socmed_instagram_plakat.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aacb88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aacb88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3376f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3376f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event was free and open to the public and was held in cooperation with the <a href=\"https:\/\/oberlandesgericht-karlsruhe.justiz-bw.de\/pb\/,Lde\/Startseite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rak-karlsruhe.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karlsruhe Bar Association <\/a>takes place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, March 19, we joined forces with the Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court and the Karlsruhe Bar Association to host a special film evening on the rule of law, justice, and human rights at the Schauburg Karlsruhe movie theater.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":42389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[181,90,182,180,101],"class_list":["post-42521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-film","tag-karlsruhe","tag-kurnaz","tag-menschenrechte","tag-rechtsstaat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Filmvorf\u00fchrung und Gespr\u00e4ch: \u201eRabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. 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