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Aching Heart (Det svider i hjärtat)
DVD CoverDirected by Oscar Hedin Written by Oscar Hedin Distributed by Laika Films & Television Release date(s) 19 October 2007 Running time 75 minutes Country Sweden Language Swedish Det svider i hjärtat (Aching Heart) is a Swedish documentary that provides a glimpse into the world of young European Muslims who dedicate themselves to jihad, or holy war.[1] It was nominated by the Swedish Film Institute for the 2007 Guldbagge Awards in the category of 'Best Documentary'.[2]
The film includes the story of "two young Swedes with immigrant backgrounds - one from Ostermalm, one of Stockholm's poshest neighborhoods, and one from Kvanum, a tiny town in central Sweden - who left their homes in the 1990s to seek martyrdom in the wars of Chechnya and Bosnia and Herzegovina."[1]
Oscar Hedin, the director and writer of the film received support from academics who have studied the phenomenon of Islamic radicalisation.[1]
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See also
Related documentaries
- Al-Qaeda's New Front
- Islam: What the West Needs to Know
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External links
- Official website
- Aching Heart at the Internet Movie Database
- Aching Heart at the Swedish Film Database
- Trailer in Swedish - YouTube
Categories:- Swedish-language films
- 2007 films
- Swedish documentary films
- Documentary films about Islam
- Swedish films
- Films shot in Sweden
- Opposition to Islam in Europe
- 2000s documentary films
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