Germany / Feb 19, 2017 / Berlin International Film Festival
Investigating Paradise (2018)
Directed by Merzak Allouache
2h 15minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tahqiq fel djenna |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | France, Algeria |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Baya Films, Les. Asphofilms. |
| Release date | 17 gennaio 2018 |
| Production | Bahia Allouache, Merzak Allouache |
| Writer | Merzak Allouache, Bahia Allouache |
| Editing | Bahia Allouache |
| Cinematography | Hocine Hadjali |
| Assistant directors | Amine Kabbes, Merzak Allouache |
| Camera operators | Hocine Hadjali |
| Additional photography | Hocine Hadjali |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / May 16, 2017 / Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
United States / May 24, 2017 / Seattle International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Jan 17, 2018
Tunisia / Jan 31, 2018
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