ROJEK encounters incarcerated members of the Islamic State from all over the world, as well as their wives detained in prison camps, who share a common dream: establishing a caliphate. Confronted with the fundamentalist beliefs of the jihadists, the film attempts to trace the beginning, the rise and fall of the Islamic State (ISIS) through their personal stories. These conversations are the thread along which the documentary evolves, as it is intertwined with various sequences depicting current, post-war Syrian Kurdistan. ROJEK offers an intimate gaze at an unknown reality, testifying of pivotal moments experienced by the actors of this conflict. The film tackles how this ideological war is only the beginning of a new kind of threat.
"Unsettlingly intimate portraits of Islamic State militants" - The Guardian
“This absorbing and admirably even-handed documentary looks the beast in the eye to weigh the context, cost, and consequences of fundamentalism.” (POV magazine) – Jaie Laplante
- Year2022
- Runtime128 minutes
- LanguageGerman, English, Arabic, French, Kurdish
- CountryIraq, Syrian Arab Republic
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorZaynê Akyol
- ProducerSylvain Corbeil, Zaynê Akyol, Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre
- Executive ProducerFarès Ladjimi, Philippe Lombart
- CinematographerNicolas Canniccioni, Arshia Shakiba
- EditorMathieu Bouchard-Malo
- ComposerRoger Tellier-Craig
- Sound DesignSylvain Brassard
ROJEK encounters incarcerated members of the Islamic State from all over the world, as well as their wives detained in prison camps, who share a common dream: establishing a caliphate. Confronted with the fundamentalist beliefs of the jihadists, the film attempts to trace the beginning, the rise and fall of the Islamic State (ISIS) through their personal stories. These conversations are the thread along which the documentary evolves, as it is intertwined with various sequences depicting current, post-war Syrian Kurdistan. ROJEK offers an intimate gaze at an unknown reality, testifying of pivotal moments experienced by the actors of this conflict. The film tackles how this ideological war is only the beginning of a new kind of threat.
"Unsettlingly intimate portraits of Islamic State militants" - The Guardian
“This absorbing and admirably even-handed documentary looks the beast in the eye to weigh the context, cost, and consequences of fundamentalism.” (POV magazine) – Jaie Laplante
- Year2022
- Runtime128 minutes
- LanguageGerman, English, Arabic, French, Kurdish
- CountryIraq, Syrian Arab Republic
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorZaynê Akyol
- ProducerSylvain Corbeil, Zaynê Akyol, Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre
- Executive ProducerFarès Ladjimi, Philippe Lombart
- CinematographerNicolas Canniccioni, Arshia Shakiba
- EditorMathieu Bouchard-Malo
- ComposerRoger Tellier-Craig
- Sound DesignSylvain Brassard
