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A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 61%, Metacritic 54/100. Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Peacock.
Synopsis
Looking to investigate recruitment techniques of ISIS to lure women into Syria, a journalist creates a Facebook profile of a Muslim convert. When an ISIS recruiter contacts her online character, she experiences the process first hand.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes61%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
168 audience votes
Key crew
- Timur BekmambetovDirector
- Timur BekmambetovWriter
- Olga KharinaWriter
- Britt PoultonWriter
Cast
- Valene KaneAmy Whittaker
- Shazad LatifAbu Bilel Al-Britani
- Christine AdamsVick
- Amir RahimzadehLou
- Morgan WatkinsMatthew
- Therica Wilson-ReadStella
- Eloise ThomasTaylor
- Emma CaterKathy
- Kelley MackConverted Female
- Kate WatsonMakeup Tutorial Instructor
- Hollie BurgessFriend (uncredited)
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Themes
journalistislaminternetfound footagerecruitmentcyber thrillerisis (daesh)islamic revolutionscreenlifelivestreamundercover reporterfound footage adjacent