Djihad! (2006)
A hard-hitting French drama detailing the intersecting destinies of five characters whose lives cross over the current war in Iraq: three young French Arabs who each for a different reason joins a jihadi group to fight against the Americans; a 40-something French woman running an NGO in Baghdad at the outbreak of the war who gets kidnapped and held by the jihadi insurgents; and a mid-level French diplomat who uncovers the corruption of the UN Oil for Food program while gathering evidence to support the French effort to prevent the war.
Director: Félix Olivier
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Saïd Taghmaoui as Youssef |
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Makram J. Khoury as Médecin de l'hôpital |
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Adel Bencherif as Karim |
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Marianne Denicourt as Delphine Le Guen |
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Thierry Frémont as Hugo Bessières |
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Slimane Hadjar as Chérif |
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Kamel Abdeli as Nouri |
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Serge Avédikian as Jean-Pierre Durieux |
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Aki Avni as Jeff Hacker |
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Yassine Azzouz as El Khadiri |
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Baya Belal as Zahra |
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Jay Benedict as Dr McKenzie |
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Philippe Duclos as Xavier Pujol |
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Samira Lachhab as Leila |
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Kais Nashef as Luqman |
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Pierre Vernier as Paul Bayard |
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Igal Naor as Colonel Walid |
| Writing | Richard Schlesinger | Scenario Writer |
| Directing | Félix Olivier | Director |
| Writing | Félix Olivier | Scenario Writer |
