Description:
When
al Qaida in Syria are up against a seemingly impenetrable enemy
position, they send in the Martyrdom Seekers—volunteers who drive a
truck or an armored personnel carrier loaded with tons of explosives
towards the enemy and detonate the load. These operations are simply
known among the Jihadis by the Arabic word for button—Dugma. In the
film Dugma we follow four Martyrdom Seekers in their daily
lives waiting for their turn to go on the final mission.
Biography: Paul
Refsdal, is a freelance journalist who has spent more than three
decades covering conflict around the world. He has previously
reported from a dozen rebel groups in countries like Sri Lanka,
Kosovo, Peru, Chechnya, Afghanistan, etc. Dugma was filmed
over the course of two trips to Syria.
