"THE must-see film of the year!"-An O. Nymous
"a serious, well-researched attempt to make us see
how ordinary-seeming young Muslims
could end up willing to kill thousands of people."
-James Walton, The Daily Telegraph
Read more of the Anglo reaction to this television documentary via The Guardian here.
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From The Daily Telegraph... An excerpt:
Alice Perman, the film's co-writer, conceded that Jarrah - who is torn between jihad and an ordinary life in the West - was one of the more sympathetic terrorists.I'm inclined to agree with Saleh. I myself, am torn between nuking Iran and assasinating Khamenei... but I don't expect any sympathy. By the way, Alice, which audience were you hoping this terrorist scum-bag would "resonate" with?Former tutors, flatmates and colleagues whom she spoke to "all talked about this likeable man", she said.
"We chose him because his story was less straightforward. He was a complicated character and would have a greater resonance with the audience."
Karim Saleh, a Lebanese actor who played Jarrah, said: "It's hard to be sympathetic to someone who allowed himself to be so dominated by people and ideas, and absorbed by a group."
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Meanwhile...the Department of Holy Shiite is running a new advertisement on Iranian television: