IDFA 2009
The Accidental Terrorist
Terrorist ved et tilfælde
Miki Mistrati, Nagieb Khaja
Denmark, Bosnia-Herzegovina
2009
40 min
International Premiere
Cem Aslan is an integrated Danish Muslim of Turkish origin and a student at the University of Aalborg. In , he wonders how it is possible that Abdulkadir Cesur, a young man of about his age and with a similar background, ended up in a Bosnian prison charged with terrorism. Aslan visits one of Abdulkadir's former classmates at primary school and interviews Abdulkadir's sister about how he became a fundamentalist after 9/11. In road movie style follows Aslan's search for the cause of Abdulkadir's radicalization. We hear his thoughts and reflections as he watches suicide terrorists' farewell videos or makes his way to interviews. And then we see him talking separately with Abdulkadir's former classmate, his sister, and a friend. Archive footage from news broadcasts showing Abdulkadir's arrest provides background, and several times we see Abdulkadir declaring his innocence to a judge.
Credits
World Sales
DR International Sales
DR International Sales
Screening copy
Danish Film Institute
Danish Film Institute
Production
Involved TV Channel
TV2
TV2
Cinematography
Editing