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Islam: What the West Needs to Know is a documentary film produced by Quixotic Media. The film is an examination of Islam, violence and the fate of the non-muslim world featuring discussions using passages from the religious texts. The film includes commentaries by Robert Spencer, Serge Trifkovic, Bat Ye'or, Abdullah Al-Araby, and Walid Shoebat.
The film premiered at the American Film Renaissance Festival in Hollywood on January 15, 2006 and had a limited theatrical release in summer 2006 in Chicago, Washington DC, and Atlanta.
Reviews
Some have considered the film to be important, with the Gwinnett Daily Post describing its message as "mind-blowing". Other reviewers criticised the film as being inaccurate, simplistic and biased and even propagandist against Islam. It has also been critiqued for being boring.
A film review by The Charlotte Observer which does not accept or reject the film's thesis is summarized into the back cover of the video wrapping with the phrase, "if their central thesis is true -- and it's worth considering -- then this is the most horrific film of the 21st century so far."
See also
Other similar documentaries
References
- ^ 'Hot-button film should provoke discussions now' by Lawrence Toppman, The Charlotte Observer
- MOVIE mojo - Islam Film opening today - Atlanta-Journal Constitution. 12 July, 2006
- Message of 'Islam' bogged down by boring delivery - Gwinnett Daily Post. 07 July, 2006
- Dann Gire, "War and terrorism: What more could moviegoers want?", Chicago Daily Herald, 7 July 2006, p. 37.
- "Islam: What the West Needs to Know" **1/2 - Chicago Sun-Times. 07 July, 2006
- ^ 'Movie reviews: 'The War Tapes' and 'Islam: What the West Needs to Know' by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
- Message of 'Islam' bogged down by boring delivery - Gwinnett Daily Post. 07 July, 2006
External links
- Official movie website
- Islam: What the West Needs to Know at IMDb
- C-span program with clips from the Islam: What the West Needs to Know
- Discussion with Robert Spencer, Walid Shoebat, and Serge Trifkovic about the movie.
- American Film Renaissance Festival