synopsis
An everyday observation of Syrian men who have volunteered to be suicide bombers in the struggle against the government. The mosaic of monologues and testimonies slowly changes into a “conversation with the enemy” in an attempt at breaking through unspoken cultural prejudices.
biography
Norwegian journalist and documentary filmmaker Pål Salahadin Refsdal (1963) was kidnapped by the Taliban in 2009 while working on a film. He later made Captured by Taliban (2010), which was shown internationally in a slightly different version entitled Taliban: Behind the Masks.
film details
| director: | Paul Refsdal |
| producer: | Ingvil Giske |
| photography: | Paul Refsdal |
| editing: | Robert Stengard |
| sound: | Svenn Jakobsen |
contact
JOURNEYMAN PICTURES / Milo Riley-Smith / +44 (0) 208 786 6054 / publicity@journeyman.tv / www.journeyman.tv
Film at festival
| premiere type: | European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2016 |
| section: | Testimonies |
| format: | Video File |
| language: | Arabic, English |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Paul Refsdal |
| original title: | Dugma: The Button |
| country: | Syria, Norway |
| year: | 2016 |
| running time: | 58 min. |
