Warriors from the North
5.9
The issue of young Muslims traveling from Europe to countries such as Syria and Somalia to fight with Islamic rebels is a highly topical one, making this story of a Danish-Somalian boy even more relevant. His back turned to the camera as he looks out over a nondescript housing development in Copenhagen, “The Shadow” describes how he fell victim to recruiters from the militant Somalian rebel group al-Shabaab. He outlines the conditions that make boys such as him susceptible to the lure of the “holy war,” explaining that, “Nothing in my life made any sense.” So eloquent is he in his account that one might think it was scripted, but what happened to him is as real as the scenes from a suicide attack by one of his former friends.
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Søren Steen Jespersen Director · Nasib Farah Director
United States release March 19, 2015 · Produced in Somalia, Denmark · Original title Krigerne fra Nord
Production
Made in Copenhagen
Production
Somalia · Denmark
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Languages
Original title
Krigerne fra Nord
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · October 12, 2014
TV
United States · March 19, 2015
Theatrical
Canada
April 24, 2015 · Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
Czechia
March 2, 2015 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
Greece
March 19, 2015 · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Iceland
September 26, 2015 · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Poland
May 8, 2015 · Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
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