On God’s Side

A clash of civilizations? Everyday we are told that Islamic fundamentalism is threatening our democracies. We hear that Islamists are among us operating in international networks! But who has ever talked to a hardcore Islamist let alone gone to pay him a visit? Journalist Martin Krasnik, a stern democrat and defender of liberal values, has decided to find out what political Islam is really about. Is it a coherent ideology? Do they want to build an alternative to our democracies? Why do they despise western culture so much? And most importantly - is dialogue possible? “On Gods Side” is a road movie - a personal and subjective journey to Teheran, Beirut, Lahore and Riyadh. Martin Krasnik takes on discussions with a revolutionary from Khomeini’s Iran, a political editor from Hezbollah’s tv-station in Lebanon, a politician from Pakistan’s largest Islamist opposition party and a high court judge from Saudi-Arabia. With humor, honesty and persistency Martin Krasnik brings us close up with another outlook on right and wrong.