(T)error

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(T)error
Directed byLyric R. Cabral
David Felix Sutcliffe
Produced byChristopher St. John
StarringKhalifah Al-Akili and Saeed Torres
Music byRobert Miller
Release date
  • October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

(T)error – stylized as (T)ERROR – is a 2015 American

Muslim man named Khalifah Ali Al-Akili as well as Tarik Shah.[1] The film won the Special Jury Award for Breakout First Feature at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered.[2][3]

It is the first documentary to follow an active FBI case while in progress.[4] It is the first film for Cabral and the second for Sutcliffe.[5] Sutcliffe said the film's intention was to show informants and their targets, and focus on the "decisions, tactics and objectives of counterterrorism cases."[6]

The film aired on US television on the

BBC as part of their Storyville TV series.[7]

The story was also retold on This American Life.[8]

Background

Co-director Cabral was a student living in

informants in the majority of domestic terror plots
.

Reception

Critical reception

The film was received positively by critics. It received a 91% Fresh rating on

civil rights – and it doesn't even hit its targets as hard as it could.".[11]

Writing for

CITIZENFOUR in its deconstruction of governmental failure and the systems underneath the war on terror that are not only failing to keep us safe but impacting the entire world political scene."[13]

Awards and nominations

Won
Nominated
  • Independent Spirit Awards – Best Documentary (2015)
  • Cinema Eye Honors – Spotlight Award (2015)

References

  1. Democracy Now
    . 20 April 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Chang, Justin (31 January 2015). "Here are the 2015 Sundance Film Fest winners". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ Pilgrim, Sophie (25 April 2015). "US filmmakers unveil FBI tactics to snare Muslims". France 24. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. Indiewire. Archived from the original
    on 2015-12-18. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ Moylan, Brian (28 January 2015). "Sundance 2015 review: (T)ERROR – is entrapment always this boring?". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ^ Moynihan, Colin (2 September 2015). "'(T)error' Focuses on Informant and Piques F.B.I.'s Interest". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. ^ Newall, Sally (30 November 2015). "Storyville: FBI Undercover, BBC4 - TV review: There is no perfect solution in these difficult times". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. ^ "This American Life Episode 566: Act Two ("The Lyin' Kings") transcript". This American Life. 11 September 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  9. ^ Bramowitz, Julie. "Sundance Doc (T)ERROR Blows the Lid Off FBI Informants". Vogue. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  10. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  11. ^ a b "(T)ERROR". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  12. ^ "(T)error". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  13. ^ "(T)ERROR". RogerEbert.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS AT THE 38th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS" (PDF). Cdn.emmyonline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

External links

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