Investigating Paradise

2h 15m
Documentary
6.2

Young Algerian journalist Nedjma is investigating Islamic accounts of paradise. She is particularly interested in the descriptions used by Salafi preachers to recruit young Algerian men as jihadists. She and her colleague Mustapha find a number of disturbing, richly embellished video sermons and decide to explore the phenomenon in more detail.

Cast

Salima Abada
Unknown
Younès Sabeur Chérif
Unknown
Aida Guechoud
Unknown

Crew

Merzak Allouache
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Bahia Allouache
Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Hocine Hadjali
Director of Photography
Amine Kabbes
First Assistant Director
Alexis Durand-Brault
Supervising Sound Editor
Mohamed Amine Teggar
Sound Recordist
Yahia Bouchaala
Original Music Composer

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