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Tottenham Ayatollah

1997 · 50 min

A wry, uneasy documentary that lets an unsettling subject speak for himself while the interviewer hovers with deadpan curiosity.}{.

Overview
Jon Ronson and Saul Dibb's 1997 documentary about UK-based Islamist militant leader Omar Bakri Muhammad.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • politics
  • identity
  • media
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Saul Dibb
Written by
Jon Ronson
Starring
Jon Ronson, Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad Fostok
Runtime
50 min
Country
United Kingdom

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