The Matchmaker

Tooba Gondal is one of the most infamous British jihadists. When she was only 20 years old, she left London to join the Islamic State and gained popularity worldwide as “the ISIS matchmaker” after she recruited a dozen of Western woman to marry ISIS fighters. Filmmaker Benedetta Argentieri found her two years later in a camp in Syria. ISIS lost the war, and she was held captive by the Kurds. Tooba agreed to an exclusive interview

The Matchmaker comes to Haifa directly from its world premiere at the Venice Festival. The film offers an interesting reflection on the Islamic holy war and tries to unfold one of the most complex and dangerous issues of our time: the real power and fascination exercised by ISIS on the minds of young Westerners, especially women.

Filmography: I Am the Revolution (2018), Çapulcu: Voices from Gezi (2013)

13.10 Screening in the presence of the creators Benedetta Argentieri

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