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Jihad Selfie

2016 · 49 min

A sober, quietly alarming documentary that watches a young man drift toward extremism through a screen, leaving a lingering unease.

Tagline
Dying for significance
Overview
Following the story of Teuku Akbar Maulana who intends to join ISIS after seeing his colleague's experience on social media.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • media
  • faith
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Noor Huda Ismail
Written by
Bambang Wahyudi, Noor Huda Ismail
Starring
Teuku Akbar Maulana, Noor Huda Ismail, Nizam, Joko Widodo, Mark Zuckerberg, Fauzan Al Anshori, Syafii, Muhammad In'am
Runtime
49 min
Country
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian

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