Bloody Cartoons

General Information

Author/Creator
Kjaer, Karsten, director.
Language
English, Danish.
Subtitles
English
Published
Denmark : Edkins, Don, 2007.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (53 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00003205

Contents/Summary

Summary
When in September 2005 the Danish newspaper Jyllands–Posten published a series of caricatures of the prophet Mohammed, it sparked unprecedented protests around the Muslim world. The demonstrations were so intense and so well organised that it led to questions as to whether they were really a spontaneous expression of Muslim anger. Danish investigative journalist and documentary maker Karsten Kjaer attempted to find out who could have had an interest in the protests spreading so far and an escalation of hatred towards the West. He conducted dozens of interviews in an attempt to untangle the web of events which followed the publishing of the cartoons; he spoke to religious leaders responsible for instigating violence, demonstrators who had set embassies on fire, journalists and newspaper publishers. Kjaer visited Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Turkey and Qatar, often posing the question of where the border of free speech, one of the pillars of democracy, lies.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1573Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1573
(HU_OSA_00003205.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format