Film

Investigating Paradise

6.220182h 15mDocumentary

Director: Merzak Allouache
Year: 2018

Investigating the idea of paradise in the muslim world.

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.

Top cast

Salima Abada

Younès Sabeur Chérif

Aida Guechoud

Directed by

Merzak Allouache

Written by

Merzak Allouache, Bahia Allouache

Produced by

Bahia Allouache, Merzak Allouache