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Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail (2019)

Original title: Salman Rushdie : la mort aux trousses

2019-01-08 · 55m · FR
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An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses (1988), thirty years after the fatwa uttered by the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini: his youth in multicultural Bombay, his life in England, his many years of forced hiding, his thoughts on President Trump's United States of America.

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William KarelDirector, Writer

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Beulah BorrBeulah BorrSelf - Narrator (voice)Salman RushdieSalman RushdieSelf - WriterRuhollah KhomeiniRuhollah KhomeiniSelf - Politician (archive footage)Abdullah al-AhdalAbdullah al-AhdalSelf - Imam (archive footage)Isabelle AdjaniIsabelle AdjaniSelf - Actress (archive footage)Ali KhameneiAli KhameneiSelf - Politician (archive footage)Hitoshi IgarashiHitoshi IgarashiSelf - Translator (archive footage)BonoBonoSelf - Musician (archive footage)Kamal KharaziKamal KharaziSelf - Politician (archive footage)Donald TrumpDonald TrumpSelf - Politician (archive footage)Barack ObamaBarack ObamaSelf - Politician (archive footage)Larry DavidLarry DavidLarry David (archive footage)

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1980sBiographyReligious beliefCelebrity interviewFreedom of speechTerrorism threatReligious fundamentalismControversial artistPortrait of an artistFatwaIslamism

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Genre affinityTv Movie · DocumentaryTheme affinity1980s · Biography · Religious BeliefPacingShortDirector preference884909Actor preference7625 · 105397 · 28256Country preferenceBe

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What is Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail about?

An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses (1988), thirty years after the fatwa uttered by the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini: his youth in multicultural Bombay, his life in England, his many years of forced hiding, his thoughts on President Trump's United States of America.

How long is Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail?

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail has a runtime of 55 minutes.