Synopsis
Banned in France, Jihadists goes deep into the heart of the Salafi movement, to reveal the inner workings of extremist Islam. A pair of Western filmmakers were granted unparalleled access to fundamentalist clerics of Sunni Islam who proselytize for a “purer” form of Islam—including jihad of the sword—in Mali, Tunisia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Their theoretical interpretations are juxtaposed against images and footage from recruitment videos to show the hardline application of sharia law. Without experts contextualizing these events, the film, which inspired the Oscar-nominated feature, “Timbuktu”, paints a stark portrait of everyday life under jihadi rule.
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Movie Details
France Releases: | January 27th, 2016 (Wide) |
Video Release: | April 2nd, 2019 by Cinema Libre Video |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 75 minutes |
Keywords: | Terrorism, Hostage, Religious Extremism, Death Penalty, Set in Iraq, Set in Afghanistan, Set in Tunisia |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production Countries: | France, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia |
Languages: | Arabic, Bambara, English, French |