Hidden Camera Jihad also known as Jihad Hidden Camera is a propaganda film widely available on the internet. The film features clips of American & British soldiers being killed by
IEDs
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and snipers and is overdubbed with
slapstick
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style sound effects and an applause/laugh track.
It is often aired on
Al-Zawraa TV
Al-Zawraa (or Al-Zawra) TV was a 24-hour Iraqi satellite television channel that was known for airing graphic videos of insurgent attacks on US-led Coalition forces accompanied by melodramatic Saddam-era martial music, and running commentary by ca ...
, a TV channel that frequently airs footage of attacks on coalition forces.
In an interview with
NPR
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Phil Alden Robinson
Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include ''Field of Dreams'', ''Sneakers (1992 film), Sneakers'', and ''The Sum of All Fears (film), The Sum of All Fears''.
Early life and educatio ...
(director of Sneakers and Field of Dreams) said he suspects the film is of American origin due to a number of pop culture references (including
Tarzan
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and
Fox News
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) and the software used to manufacture the film.
References
2006 films
2000s war films
Jihadist works
2006 independent films
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