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The State

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2017–
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7.1/10
1.6K
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The State (2017)
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A look at the lives of four British citizens who join ISIS in Syria.A look at the lives of four British citizens who join ISIS in Syria.A look at the lives of four British citizens who join ISIS in Syria.

  • Stars
    • Ony Uhiara
    • Sam Otto
    • Jessica Gunning
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Ony Uhiara
      • Sam Otto
      • Jessica Gunning
    • 26User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 8 nominations total

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    Ony Uhiara
    • Shakira Boothe
    • 2017
    Sam Otto
    Sam Otto
    • Jalal Hossein
    • 2017
    Jessica Gunning
    Jessica Gunning
    • Umm Walid
    • 2017
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Umm Salamah
    • 2017
    Shavani Cameron
    • Ushna Kaleel
    • 2017
    Samer Bisharat
    Samer Bisharat
    • Abu Sahl
    • 2017
    Nana Agyeman-Bediako
    • Isaac Boothe…
    • 2017
    Sebastian Griegel
    • Abu Lut Al-Almani…
    • 2017
    Ali Suliman
    Ali Suliman
    • Abu Omar
    • 2017
    Jack Greenlees
    Jack Greenlees
    • Abu Ibrahim Al-Brittani…
    • 2017
    Amir El-Masry
    Amir El-Masry
    • Sayed
    • 2017
    Haaz Sleiman
    Haaz Sleiman
    • Dr. Rabia
    • 2017
    Dhafer L'Abidine
    Dhafer L'Abidine
    • Maqqar Amir
    • 2017
    Ryan McKen
    Ryan McKen
    • Ziyaad Kader…
    • 2017
    Charles Mnene
    Charles Mnene
    • Abu Ayoub Al-Brittani…
    • 2017
    Fayez Bakhsh
    Fayez Bakhsh
    • Abu Jihad…
    • 2017
    Karim Kassem
    Karim Kassem
    • Abu Akram
    • 2017
    Shalom Brune-Franklin
    Shalom Brune-Franklin
    • Umm Khulthum
    • 2017
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    9creativeartistlb

    Good portrayal of the harsh reality of the ISIS lifestyle.

    Great portrayal of the heinous nature of ISIS. And how regular British Muslims can get sucked in by the internet propaganda. And then are shocked when they actually arrive and see the true nature of these people supposedly called Muslims. When they are just extremists like every Religion has. It really put into perspective for me that Christians & Muslims are not that different. And both have radical extremists that use religion as an excuse for violent and offensive behavior. I don't know how anyone saw this as propaganda for ISIS. Who would want to live that way? It wasn't glorified at all. It showed the harsh reality of everyday life. And it didn't look fun to me.
    9tylergagerd

    Totally Worth It!

    I am amazed at the scathing reviews of 'The State'.

    Trust me, as a man who has been on the front lines against daesh in Iraq, this is worth the watch. I think this show did an amazing job of showing the realities of living under a daesh state of power. All while doing it without crossing the line and keeping it clean enough for a younger audience. As someone who has actually been there, it is mind-blowing to me that this show is portrayed by other reviewers as wishing to be sympathetic to the recruits. It shows the brutal reality which those in areas under daesh rule face.

    This show does an amazing job of captivating while educating on the beliefs of daesh and their twisted views of Islam. I am very disappointed in seeing how the masses received this show and hope it doesn't lead to Nat Geo closing the books permanently on the mini-series.
    8bukarine

    Muito Realista

    An excellent series that shows a good preliminary work of investigation in order to make it as realistic as possible. It is neither by far nor by near, an apology for Islamic radicalism and violence; show only a naked reality that, whether we like it or not, exists and which is not worth ignoring. The most attentive viewer will find during the 04 episodes not only the large references associated with ISIS (free and medieval violence, religion, the situation of women, accepted and justified slavery, but also small references to the bombing of civilian targets, former officers of Saddam who, by being ostracized and persecuted in the Iraq, formed the backbone of senior officers who allowed ISIS to have some success at the beginning of the expansion of the Califado, as well as the relevant issue of advertising and its dissemination in social networks. To see without reservations ...
    6emuir-1

    People only believe what they want to believe.

    Those who low rated this TV series and called it preposterous, alleging that intelligent people who have heard about ISIS crimes via the media would not naively go to Syria to join the Jihad, completely missed the point, which is that people believe what they want to believe and shut out anything which does not fit their belief. If this was not so, there would be no major religions and no one would smoke cigarettes or drive drunk.

    Who in their right mind would believe in a heaven somewhere up in the clouds with pearly gates guarded by golden haired angels, or that a destructive evil named Satan ruled over an everlasting fiery pit. There are those in the Southern US who firmly believe that the Bible was written in English by Jesus Christ, and that Jesus was a blue eyed Anglo Saxon. If people can believe that the world was created in six days 6,000 years ago, that a savior was born to a virgin and after his death he rose again for 40 days, despite all the evidence to the contrary, they will believe anything.

    Many otherwise intelligent people firmly believe in the lost continent of Atlantis, others that all the ancient ruins such as the pyramids and the temples of Central America were built by aliens as if ancient humans were not able to work things out for themselves. It is the same with those who run off to join the Jihad. Some are impressionable youths, but as in the case of Shakira, others might actually believe they are going to do good. They have closed their minds to whatever challenges their belief or brainwashing. Just as we had fanatical religious martyrs in the past dying for their faith, we now have martyrs dying for the Islamic faith. The fanatical Christians were created saints and venerated for their beliefs, so were hermits, monks and nuns who lived in severe hardship and discomfort and spent their days praying.

    I did find some of the characters acted stupidly, but had they not been a little on the naive side they would never have gone to Syria in the first place. I certainly did not find the series a recruitment tool for ISIS as some viewers and reviewers seemed to. More like Reefer Madness being a considered a deterrent for marijuana use.
    8nathanrhyne

    Bad reviewers misunderstood the essentials

    The premise is simple so I will skip that. The Muslim Jihad is a call to arms for all Muslims regardless of one's life in the false world. Those who have been called are fed propaganda by the previous waves of fighters who answered the call to jihad.

    We learn that each person truly wants and believes in their faith. They each want to believe in the struggle and participate in their own way. We also learn that the Mujahadeen or soldiers know this is a losing battle. For them it is a path to shaheed or martyrdom. This is the ultimate gift from God.

    But what each person thought they were seeking in their faith or even their own personal lives cannot be had in the caliphe or Islamic State. Each person has a different challenge that defies the teachings of the hadith or prophet.

    They each learn that it isn't the lies but the truth that scares them.

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2017 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Государство
    • Filming locations
      • Almeria, Andalusia, Spain(location)
    • Production company
      • Archery Pictures
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