The Matchmaker

1h 30m
Documentary
5

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.

Cast

Tooba Bashir Gondal
self
Benedetta Argentieri
self
Simon Cottee
self

Crew

Benedetta Argentieri
Director, Writer
Maria Edgarda Marcucci
Writer
Serena Pichi
Editor
Matteo Mossi
Editor
Domenico Procacci
Producer
Laura Paolucci
Producer
Gian Luigi Carlone
Music

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