Jihad: A Story of the Others

October. 03,2015      
Rating:
7.1
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An unflinching but sensitive and personal examination of jihadism and radicalisation, its causes and its possible solutions.

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Reviews

PiraBit
2015/10/03

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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Kaydan Christian
2015/10/04

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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Zlatica
2015/10/05

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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Darin
2015/10/06

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

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