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Writer: Cyrus Nowrasteh
directed by: Cyrus Nowrasteh
108minutes
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This movie was great from the scenery to the acting. I loved it
Intense and interesting, real life story line. I normally only watch comedy because I don't like to be stressed but I'm glad I gave this movie a shot.
I'll start by saying the film was poor from an artistic and script/story perspective. I'll leave that there.
More importantly for me is the broader impact a film like this has on society and the world. As an artistic endeavor, you cannot subsume topics like Islam/Christianity and depict characterizations of large parts of the world like the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and not ask what is the image and truth you are trying to convey about the people in these religions and the geographic areas. Perhaps the makers of this film did just that - I imagine it was calculated - but it leaves Christians and Muslims in a worse place.
I will stop here for context and say that I am a Christian who lives in the U.S., who was also a U.S. Soldier, deployed twice to the Middle East.
The film goes to great lengths to highlight religious affiliation which pragmatically serves as more of a dividing tool (think here of Bosnia in the 90's with Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim affiliations during the war. Undoubtedly, many far-right conservative Christians in the U.S. who have not travelled to the MENA region and have no Muslim friends will appreciate the subtle Christian vs. Islam shallow and hostile narratives, but ultimately this is perpetuating harmful views. Am I ignoring evils that have been and are still being done in the name of Islam? No. But this film goes to painstaking endeavors to highlight the separation, difference, and division between Christianity and Islam, and chooses to paint Islam with broad brushstrokes as evil and dangerous.
Islam and the MENA region is far from homogenous, and it possesses rich history and millions of great people. Most of this film at best paints Muslims as agnostic and untrustworthy figures, and more usually as homicidal ideologues who should always be viewed with suspicion - especially if they are your neighbor or co-worker.
In reality, it is films like this - that create or confirm ignorant and divisive/destructive biases - that should be viewed with suspicion. The net result of this one is a film designed to be pro-Christian - communicating a very non-Christian message.