The Response is a courtroom drama based on transcripts of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals held at Guantanamo Bay in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

[1][2][3] The film takes the viewer inside the tribunal of a suspected Al Queda enemy combatant and the three military officers who must decide his fate.

[3] The film stars Kate Mulgrew, Peter Riegert, Aasif Mandvi, and Sig Libowitz, who also wrote and produced The Response.

[4][5] The Response was shortlisted for a 2010 Academy Award (Best Short Film, Live Action)[6] and named the Silver Gavel Award winner as Best of the Year in Drama & Literature by the American Bar Association.

[11][12][13][14] Michael Greenberger, a professor at the University of Maryland, consulted for the film, in his capacity as a former Justice Department counter-terrorism official.