Noble Sacrifice Movie Review 2002

In south Lebanon the practice of self-flagellation, bloodletting and other forms of self-inflicted torture is used to express deep mourning for the martyrdom of Shiite leader Imam Hussein in 680 AD and more recently has been engaged as a military tactic known as suicide bombing, this film explores the background and evolution of such martyrdom operations.

Distribution

Third World Newsreel, 545 8th Ave., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10018, Phone: (212)947-9277, Fax: (212)594-6417, Email: twn@twn.org, URL: http://www.twn.org

Available on VHS
Running time 39 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Middle East, Sociology