Salafistes (Salafists or Jihadists) is a 2016 French documentary film about Islamic terrorism. The film was highly controversial in its native France, and was given a rare rating of 18+ by the French Commission de classification des œuvres cinématographiques.[1][2][3]

Salafistes
Directed byFrançois Margolin
Lemine Ould M. Salem
Written byFrançois Margolin
Lemine Ould M. Salem
StarringOmar Ould Hamaha
François Margolin
Production
company
Margo Cinema
Distributed byMargo Cinema (France)
Cinema Libre Studio (United States)
Running time
75 minutes
CountriesFrance
Mali
Mauritania
Tunisia
LanguagesFrench
Arabic
Bambara
English

References

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  1. ^ Blaise, Lilia (January 27, 2016). "France Restricts 'Salafistes,' Film on Islamic Radicals". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Critics and controversy: the reception of Salafistes (2016) in France, followed by an interview with co-director François Margolin". Studies in French Cinema. 19 (3): 233 - 245. November 1, 2018. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ Nougayrède, Natalie (January 30, 2016). "Les Salafistes is gruelling viewing – but it can help us understand terror". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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