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
Runtime: 180 min
Release Date: December 1, 2006
Cast
- Saïd Taghmaoui - Youssef
- Makram J. Khoury - Médecin de l'hôpital
- Adel Bencherif - Karim
- Marianne Denicourt - Delphine Le Guen
- Thierry Frémont - Hugo Bessières
- Slimane Hadjar - Chérif
- Kamel Abdeli - Nouri
- Serge Avédikian - Jean-Pierre Durieux
- Aki Avni - Jeff Hacker
- Yassine Azzouz - El Khadiri
Screenplay
- Félix Olivier (Scenario Writer)
- Richard Schlesinger (Scenario Writer)
Language: Français
Original Language: fr
More Films by Director: Félix Olivier
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Djihad! about?
- 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.
- Who directed Djihad!?
- Djihad! was directed by Félix Olivier.
- Who stars in Djihad!?
- Djihad! stars Saïd Taghmaoui, Makram J. Khoury, Adel Bencherif, Marianne Denicourt, Thierry Frémont, Slimane Hadjar.
- How long is Djihad!?
- Djihad! has a runtime of 3h 0m (180 minutes).