Profile
Looking to investigate the recruitment techniques used by ISIS to lure women into Syria as Jihadi brides, Amy Whittaker, a freelance journalist, creates a fake Facebook profile of a Muslim convert. When an ISIS recruiter contacts her online character, Amy comes across an opportunity to experience the process first hand. But with every passing call, the border dissolves between her real and online lives. While the Facebook character plays a love game, real Amy begins to experience Stockholm Syndrome, putting herself in danger. Based on the best-selling memoir, In the Skin of the Jihadist, by French journalist Anna Erelle, the action unfolds entirely within the bounds of Amy's computer screen.
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Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.
Credits
Director: |
Timur Bekmambetov |
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Executive Producer: |
Adam Sidman, Rick Sobalvarro, Igor Tsay, Maria Zatulovskaya |
Producer: |
Timur Bekmambetov, Olga Kharina |
Screenwriter: |
Britt Poulton, Timur Bekmambetov, Olga Kharina |
Editor: |
Andrey Shugaev |
Production Designer: |
Ben Smith |
Sound Designer: |
Aaron Glascock |
Principal Cast: |
Valene Kane, Shazad Latif, Christine Adams, Morgan Watkins, Amir Rahimzadeh |
Additional Credits: |
Casting Director: John McAlary, Based on the book: In the Skin of a Jihadist (Dans Ia peau d' une djihadiste) by Anna Erelle first published by Editions Robett Laffont (France), Costume Designer: Varya Avdyushko |
Contact
Public Film Contact: |
Adam Sidman
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Publicity Contact: |
Haley Hart
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Sales Agent: |
Endeavor Content/Samantha Racanelli
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