Terrorism: calculated violence aimed at innocents for political ends. This film puts the 1990s swing towards religious terrorism in historical context, looking at how history shapes a government’s response.

The difficulty of precisely defining terrorism has led to a piecemeal approach in dealing with it. We categorise a range of terrorist groups to emerge in recent decades, as well as a range of responses to terrorism. The film’s conclusion is that violence cannot be stemmed by more violence. But with many terrorists describing themselves as ‘freedom fighters’, will it ever end?

Journeyman Pictures