Stranger at the Gate (2022)

Directed by

Joshua Seftel

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

29 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Afghan refugee and her mosque community confront a former U.S. Marine who plots to bomb their center. His plan changes after a series of unexpected encounters.

tenseunsettlingsurprisingredemptiveintimateemotionalslow-burn

What happens

Stranger at the Gate is a 2022 American short documentary film directed by Joshua Seftel. The documentary is about an Afghan refugee named Bibi Bahrami and the members of her little Indiana mosque, who come face to face with Richard "Mac" McKinney, a U.S. Marine who has secret plans to bomb their community center. But Mac McKinney's plan takes an unexpected turn. Produced by Smartypants, the film had its world premiere on September 14, 2022 via YouTube and The New Yorker. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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