The main advantage of this film is that its plot is interesting from the beginning to its end.
The US government needs to blame someone for the September 11 attacks as soon as possible. It will not be possible to punish the real perpetrators, because it is they themselves (this is a twist!), But the people demand blood! The choice falls on the guy who, firstly, was in al-Qaeda and secondly, by coincidence, Osam bin Laden himself called him. Everything fits together, everything will work out. Let's do it guys!
To the unfortunate bag on his head, in the car and towards adventure! After a while, after an exciting journey, recognition lies on the table. Everything has been worked out for a long time, it is not the first time it has been practiced. Death penalty, we are waiting for you. And here is the most interesting thing. The prosecution is offered to be headed by Colonel Coach, who, for personal reasons, himself wants to punish the culprit - this is called in American the outsider. But bad luck, the Coach has principles by which he must be firmly convinced that he is right. But the side of the defense is represented by Nancy Holander - a woman - a stone, who does not care whether her client is guilty or not. She, it turns out, also has an iron principle - this is the right of the defendant to have protection. And now both of these parties begin to do their job in good faith. But, as you know, democracy is just a term.
You need to understand that this is primarily a work of art and only then a film based on real events. Such pictures are not filmed in order to tell the truth. The truth will be disadvantageous.