EXTERNAL URL: IMDB | TMDB | ROTTEN
Languages: English
Genres: Documentary,
Runtime: 1:29:00 Hour
Cast: Peter Bergen, Kerry Cahill, Robert McBurney
Directors: Greg Barker
Rating: 6.7 (252 Votes) TomatoMeter: 100 % Audiance Score: 62 %Year: 2016
Summary: HOMEGROWN: THE COUNTER-TERROR DILEMMA explores the real and perceived threat of homegrown Islamic extremism in America today through first-hand accounts from those on the front lines of this battle - family members of convicted terrorists, those trying to persuade young people from embracing extremism, Muslim Americans facing fear and suspicion in their communities, victims of terrorist attacks, and insights from experts and prosecutors who worked homegrown terrorist cases. Among the questions the film raises: Why are American citizens signing up for ISIS? How big is the threat, and how effective have the efforts of US counter-terrorism agencies been in combatting homegrown terrorism? What are the unintended consequences of such efforts? And, what freedoms and values do we sacrifice in our efforts to track down established and nascent extremists in our midst?
