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Killing in the Name (2010)

Killing in the Name poster
Directed by
Jed Rothstein
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
39 min
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who survived a terrorist bombing in Jordan talks about his experiences and why he opposes extremism. The film follows his efforts to speak out against violence.

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What happens

Killing in the Name is a 2010 documentary film on Islamist terrorism. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 83rd Academy Awards on January 25, 2011 but lost to Strangers No More. The film showed in Los Angeles DocuWeeks on July 30, 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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