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Among the Believers

Released Sep 30, 2016 1h 24m Documentary List
95% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Radical Islamic school Red Mosque trains thousands of children to devote their lives to holy war, beginning at a very young age.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times There's little that's not dispiriting about "Among the Believers" and its measured, direct entre into a closed world of hopeless boys and girls memorizing the Koran, but forbidden from learning its meanings. Oct 6, 2016 Full Review Ken Jaworowski New York Times While it is maddening to see the aversion to open-minded education by Mr. Aziz ("'Progressive thought' is dying," he declares, pleased), we also see the stark poverty that leaves others with few choices but to follow him. Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Diana Clarke Village Voice It insists on seeing its subjects' humanity - something rare in the Western press, particularly when reporting on Islam, and especially fundamentalism. Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Naomi Soanes One Room With A View This isn't Friday night viewing, and there's certainly nothing groundbreaking here, but if you're interested in gaining insight into the rationale of Jihadism, this should certainly be a pitstop. Rated: 3/5 Apr 6, 2019 Full Review Nathanael Hood Screen Comment A chilling documentary that examines Maulana Aziz's Red Mosque network and the roots of Muslim extremism. Rated: 7/10 Dec 28, 2018 Full Review Charles Mudede The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aziz is shown to be at once strong, authentic, charismatic, vulnerable, boring, and a charlatan. He is not the kind of person you can easily demonize or humanize. Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An exceptional documentary. A must watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member 5/2/18 Netflix - A great insight into Pakistan's battle with extremist Madrassahs Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Using a seemingly detached approach that doesn't preach to the audience and understands that what it shows speaks for itself, this is an important documentary that offers a devastating look at religious fundamentalism brainwashing kids and turning them into terrorists. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Documentary about the expanding network of Islamic schools for children as young as 4 years old. Poor parents give their children to these seminaries because they get fed and housed for free. The children become pawns in the ideological war of Islam vs the West. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Incredible access to the Pakistani madrasas of the Red Mosque. The footage displays the stark comparison of fundamentalist versus more non-religious schools. Also, the film gives historical context for the rise of radicalism starting with Reagan's arming of the Jihadist in the Soviet-Afghan War through Bush's War on Terror. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Radical Islamic school Red Mosque trains thousands of children to devote their lives to holy war, beginning at a very young age.
Director
Mohammed Naqvi, Hemal Trivedi
Screenwriter
Jonathan Goodman Levitt
Distributor
First Run Features
Production Co
Changeworx, Manjusha Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Urdu
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 18, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.9K
Runtime
1h 24m
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