Dugma: The Button

Dugma: The Button

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Director:Pål Refsdal
Length:57 minutes
Genre:Document

Panorama

Director: Pål Refsdal

Abu Qaswara comes from Saudi Arabia and Abu Basir is from Great Britain. At first glance they are ordinary young men. Except that they are eager to become martyrs in the name of Allah. They are suicide bombers and fighters in the ranks of the jihadist Al-Nusrah Front in the midst of the Syrian war, waiting for their moment. Their longed for journey to paradise, however, has its problems. The organisation's convoluted management or one's own family can be formidable obstacles. The film offers a rare immediate insight into the daily lives of Islamist radicals. How they think, how they live, their fears, doubts, sense of humour... A unique portrait of fanatical Islamism.

Length: 57 min

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • Norway

Panorama

Director: Pål Refsdal

Abu Qaswara comes from Saudi Arabia and Abu Basir is from Great Britain. At first glance they are ordinary young men. Except that they are eager to become martyrs in the name of Allah. They are suicide bombers and fighters in the ranks of the jihadist Al-Nusrah Front in the midst of the Syrian war, waiting for their moment. Their longed for journey to paradise, however, has its problems. The organisation's convoluted management or one's own family can be formidable obstacles. The film offers a rare immediate insight into the daily lives of Islamist radicals. How they think, how they live, their fears, doubts, sense of humour... A unique portrait of fanatical Islamism.

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • Norway