The Matchmaker
2022•1h 30m•5.0•Released
Documentary
A unique interview with Tooba Gondal, the woman who groomed and lured scores of Western women to join ISIS. Using social media, she became a deadly matchmaker, recruiting a number of high-profile “jihadi brides” for ISIS militants in Syria: she allegedly helped organise the transporting of three British schoolgirls, including Shamima Begum, to Syria.
Director
Benedetta Argentieri
Writer
Benedetta Argentieri, Maria Edgarda Marcucci
Languages
German, Russian, Arabic
Studio
Fandango
Cast
Tooba Bashir Gondal
self
Benedetta Argentieri
self
Simon Cottee
self
Production
Company
Fandango
Producer
Domenico Procacci
Producer
Laura Paolucci
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