ISLAMOPHOBIA (2018)

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When the war in Bosnia started in 1984, Omar was only

8 years old. His Christian father disappeared and shortly after, Omar and his Muslim mother emigrated to Rotterdam to start a new life. As a young student at a university Omar struggles with identity crisis, often faced with discrimination and racism, Omar eventually converts to Islam. His search for more information about the religion and due to some of his new friends, Omar finds himself on the CIA blacklist marked as dangerous. From that moment on, his life takes a drastic turn.

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DIRECTOR: Omer Sarikaya

Director of Photography: Salar Zarza