The Cult of the Suicide Bomber

Their devastating and deadly actions punctuate the world news almost nightly yet they remain faceless figures amidst the violence and turmoil that engulf the Middle East. And whether its the C4-laden martyrs of Hezbollah or the car bombing insurgents of Iraq what could possibly compel a suicide bomb er to voluntarily take their own lives along with those of hundreds of innocent victims? There is perhaps no one better equipped to investigate this terrifying practice than Robert Baer a decorated former Middle East CIA Agent and the man George Clooneys character was based on in the Academy Award-winning film Syriana.Robert Baer returns to his former center of operations the Middle East to trace the origins of the modern day bomber. In this poignant documentary Baer reveals the fascinating story of the worlds first suicide bomber 13-year-old Hossein Fahmidehwho was martyred in the Iran-Iraq war and is now a hero in Iran and visits his highly decorated grave in the graveyard of martyrs just outside Tehran.

Movie Genres: Biography, Foreign, MiddleEast

Movie Released: 2 Jun, 2005

Video Length: 1 hr 36 min

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