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Britain's Jihadi Brides (streaming, Academic Video Online)Why are young women giving up the security of British citizenship, the love and support of their families and the comforts of Western living to become part of the Islamic State, the self-styled 'caliphate' fighting its way through Syria and Iraq?
My Daughter the Terrorist (streaming, Academic Video Online)In this intimate and personal portrait we join two young female elite soldiers trained for the ultimate mission. We share their childhood experiences, their dreams and their families’ loss. Left behind are the mothers. Dharsika and Puhalchudar belong to the last batch of the Black Tigers, and are now equipped for the last mission: strapping an American-made Claymore mine to their bodies, able to blow themselves and everything within 100 feet to pieces.
Brides of Allah (streaming, Academic Video Online)There is no black or white in this film, only painful shades of gray. Israeli director Natalie Assouline chronicles the lives of women who are serving time in prison for involvement in terrorist attacks in Israel.
Leila Khaled Hijacker (streaming, Academic Video Online)Leila Khaled was the first woman in the world to hijack an aircraft. As a member of the Popular front for the liberation of Palestine, PFLP, she hijacked an American Boeing 707 in 1969. This is the story told by a young Palestinian who grew up in Sweden about what made Leila Khaled become one of the world's most famous terrorists and the most famous Palestinian Woman of all.
Forgotten warriors (streaming, Academic Video Online)A fascinating documentary about one of the little known legacies of the Korean War (1950-53), FORGOTTEN WARRIORS tells the stories of women guerilla fighters for North Korea who were captured, held for many years in South Korean jails - then released. Remaking their lives, assessing their past - and still socialist to the core, this film profiles the characters and lives of these amazing women.
DVDs
The Baader Meinhof Complex (dvd)The infamous terrorist group led by Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu), Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek), and Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) launches organized assaults against the German political establishment of the 1970s in director/co-writer Uli Edel's fact-based drama. The group's activities are tracked by Horst Herold (Bruno Ganz), who is determined to bring its horrific acts to an end.
Die Stille nach dem Schuss The legend of Rita (dvd)Political thriller set in the last years of the Cold War, loosely based on the Baader-Meinhof gang. The film recounts the story of a young West German woman member of a terrorist group who goes into hiding under an assumed identity in East Germany when the group disbands.
The Terrorist (dvd)Inspired by the events surroudning the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, The Terrorist focuses on the making of a suicide bomber marching towards the end of her life. Malli (Ayesha Dharkar) has spent most of her nineteen years in revolutionary training. A hardened killer, she interviews for and wins the coveted bomber position. However, the path to the VIP's assassination allows her to examine her own emotions for the first time.
The Battle of Algiers (dvd)One of the most influential political films in history, THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafes, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents.
Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo's tour de force has astonishing relevance today.
Day Night Day Night (dvd)Spare, suspenseful study of a 19-year old girl who decides to become a suicide bomber. Winner of multiple awards including the Directors Fortnight-Youth Prize, Cannes. Written and directed by Julia Loktev. Special features include commentary by Loktev and theatrical trailer. English audio with English/Spanish subtitles.