Stranger at the Gate

2022
29min

NOTE IMDb

MA NOTE

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face-to-face with the people he is about to kill.A U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face-to-face with the people he is about to kill.A U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face-to-face with the people he is about to kill.

Réalisation
- Joshua Seftel
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

NOTE IMDb

6,6/10

1,7 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Joshua Seftel
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 Oscar
- 3 victoires et 2 nominations au total

Photos5

Histoire

Modifier

Le saviez-vous

Modifier

Anecdotes
In a 2023 interview with AwardsWatch, Joshua Seftel described showing the finished film for the first time at the Islamic Center of Muncie, where the film was shot: "We set up a screening in the basement of the Islamic Center and I didn't know what people were going to think, if they were going to like it, if they were going to hate it, and about 80 people showed up. We showed the film and when it was done, the lights came on and I was like, 'Ok, what's this gonna be' and someone stood up in the back and he raised his hand and he said, 'I just want to say that I believe every American needs to watch this film'. First of all, I was relieved that they liked it, but I also felt like, 'Yeah, now this is my burden, this is my obligation to make sure that every American sees this film' because I think it does have a message in it and a power in the story that has the ability to change hearts and minds and change the way people think about Muslims, but also the way that people might think about the division between us and the possibility of building bridges where it might seem impossible."

Connexions
Referenced in Oscars Nominations Announcement (2023)

Avis des utilisateurs44

Commenter

Commentaire à la une

8/10

Great

Surprised by these ratings. I know it won't win - the elephants will and I will be happy with it - but this is my favorite of the 5 short docs at these Oscars.

As someone who loves narrative stuff, loves character arcs, and redemption stories, this is clearly a winner. I didn't know about this story or this man. I don't even know if all of this is true. I know that how this was told and edited, did convince me and it touched me.

Of course, I wanted to hate this man. What he planned to do is unspeakable. Of course, he was racist. But...have I ever been on his feet? Did I have his childhood, his teenage years, fighting and killing at war? No. And I would bet all my money that neither 99.9% of the haters here.

In a black or white world - I hate social media and what it made to us, beings with zero nuance - only dialogue and understanding can guarantee that this planet will be destroyed by itself and not by us very soon.