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American Jihad

2017 · 90 min

A sober, unsettling look at how ordinary people get drawn into extremism, told through intimate testimony that lingers after it ends.

Directed by
Alison Ellwood
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Documentary probe into the phenomenon of home-grown Jihadism, analyzing the strategic outreach and tactics employed by terrorists in order to reach susceptible members of society and what can be done to prevent it. Featuring intimate stories from former Jihadists radicalized to commit violent acts of terrorism and their families and communities caught in the crosshairs.

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Directed by
Alison Ellwood
Genres
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    • violence
    • identity
    • family
    • politics
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    Audience
    adult
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    • true story
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    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Alison Ellwood
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    Arabic, English

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