Movies and TvShows featuring "islamism" theme.
In the aftermath of a suicide bombing in London, a British ambassador becomes embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy involving terrorism and a government cover-up. As he investigates, he uncovers shocking discoveries about his own country's involvement in the events.
A detailed account of the two millennia of intolerance and persecution suffered by the Jews, from antiquity to the present day.
Dying of the Light follows a CIA agent, Evan Lake, who is battling with a chronic illness and dementia. When he discovers that his former pupil, Muhhamed Banir, who was thought to be dead, is alive and responsible for the torture he endured in Bucharest, Lake sets out on a mission of revenge. Despite his declining mental state, Lake is determined to track down Banir and make him pay for his crimes.
Timbuktu is a drama film that takes place in the desert town of Timbuktu, Mali. The film explores the lives of the local residents who struggle with oppression and religious extremism imposed on them by Islamic fundamentalists. It delves into themes of religious conflict, abuse of power, and the clash of cultural values. The story follows various characters as they navigate through the challenges of living under strict Sharia law and the religious violence that ensues. The plot also touches upon topics such as civil war, religious prejudice, and forbidden forms of expression.
Held for Ransom is a gripping movie that tells the story of a photojournalist taken hostage in Syria. As a hostage negotiator works tirelessly to secure her release, the movie explores the brutal realities of war, terrorism, and the lengths people will go to survive.
Heaven Will Wait tells the story of a 17-year-old girl who becomes radicalized and joins a group of extremists. The film explores the process of indoctrination, manipulation, and the impact on her family.
A unique interview with Tooba Gondal, the woman who groomed and lured scores of Western women to join ISIS. Using social media, she became a deadly matchmaker, recruiting a number of high-profile “jihadi brides” for ISIS militants in Syria: she allegedly helped organise the transporting of three British schoolgirls, including Shamima Begum, to Syria.
Mahir, a devout Muslim, starts questioning his faith after joining a religious sect that demands extreme devotion. As he becomes consumed by fear and guilt, Mahir begins to question the morality and teachings of the sect and strives to find his own path to spirituality.
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future.
On the Path is a drama set in post-war Bosnia that explores themes of faith, love, and the challenges faced by individuals in a recovering society. The film follows the story of two young lovers, Luna and Amar, as they navigate the complexities of their relationship while dealing with the scars of war and the expectations of their conservative society.
Of Fathers and Sons is a documentary film that delves into the lives of a radical Islamist family in war-torn Syria, exploring the complex dynamics of their beliefs, relationships, and the impact of violence on their lives. The film follows the intimate journey of a father and his sons, offering a unique perspective on the challenges and struggles faced by individuals caught in the midst of the Syrian civil war. Through their story, viewers gain insight into the themes of radicalization, family relationships, and the devastating consequences of war.
Farewell to the Night tells the story of a retired horse trainer living in the south of France and his Muslim grandson. The grandson, who is a convert to Islam, becomes involved in jihadist activities, which leads to a conflict between him and his grandfather. The film explores themes of religious belief, radicalization, and the complexities of intergenerational relationships.
After the impressive Gulistan, Land of Roses (VdR 2016), the Kurdish filmmaker Zaynê Akyol returns with these conversations with imprisoned members of the Islamic State, alternating their words with aerial views of the countryside. An unexpected look at a far-reaching current political issue and a film whose subject matter and rhythm create an impressive cinematic object.
Half Moon is a road movie about a Kurdish musician and his band as they travel to Iraq in search of the missing part of his life: a woman who sings while he plays the violin - singing is forbidden for women in Iran. They arrive in a Kurdish village, crossing the border from Iran into Iraq, but they find themselves in the middle of a revolution.
At the turn of 1990 in Algeria, in an end-of-era atmosphere marked by the victory of the Islamists in the municipal elections, then in the interrupted legislative elections of 1991, a prelude to a decade of particularly barbaric violence, the Algerians will experience the radical Islamism, its desire to rule public and private life and a daily life of attacks, assassinations, then collective massacres, which left 200,000 dead. Literature and cinema have strived to question and bear witness to the enormous trauma of this period called the “black decade”.
The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist in 2004, followed by the publishing of twelve satirical cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed that was commissioned for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, provides the incendiary framework for Daniel Leconte's provocative documentary, It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks.
The district of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels has become world-famous as a center of jihadism, but for six-year-old Aatos and his friend Amine, it is a familiar home. Here, they listen to spiders, discover black holes, and fight about what is going to steer a flying carpet. Together they search for the answers to life's big questions. But the brutality of the adult world makes itself known when terrorists detonate a bomb in the neighborhood. Aaatos envies Amine's Muslim faith and looks for his own gods, although his classmate Flo questions him; she is strongly convinced that anyone who believes in God is completely nuts. Gods of Molenbeek is a wonderful portrayal of childhood friendship, inquiry and the creation of meaning in a chaotic time.
An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses (1988), thirty years after the fatwa uttered by the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini: his youth in multicultural Bombay, his life in England, his many years of forced hiding, his thoughts on President Trump's United States of America.
This new documentary by the father-and-son directing team of Daniel and Emmanuel Leconte pays tribute to the 11 journalists of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo who were killed in the January 2015 attack by radical Islamic extremists.
Turkey's history has been shaped by two major political figures: Mustafa Kemal (1881-1934), known as Atatürk, the Father of the Turks, founder of the modern state, and the current president Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan, who apparently wants Turkey to regain the political and military pre-eminence it had as an empire under the Ottoman dynasty.