The Bible tells us that “a truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies” (Proverbs 14:5), yet it assures us in Psalm 12:7-8 that the Lord “will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.” The current War on Terror has left many people feeling lied to, but the goal of our Jihadist enemies has been well documented. How do we fight an ideology?

We’re in a murky war, and this murky movie does a fine job of capturing the tensions and shifting alliances that characterize that ongoing conflict.

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CAUTIONS:

• Language/Profanity:  Lord’s name taken in vain; persistent foul language.
• Drugs/Alcohol:  Smoking and drinking.
• Sex/Nudity:  Crude reference to female anatomy.
• Violence/Disturbing Imagery:  Morbid jokes about those who were beheaded on videotape; lots of gunfire and killing; a man wired with a bomb is shot, but detonates the bomb anyway; helicopters fire missiles; close up of bone fragments being removed from a wounded man; man and dogs are stabbed; rabies vaccination injections are shown; a building is bombed; fingers are smashed by a hammer; a man is spit on and his head is slammed into a table.
• Marriage:  One character is finalizing a divorce.
• Religion:  Muslim religion is not examined in depth, although there is a reference to “takfir methodology,” which permits things forbidden by Islam in order to deceive others; an analogy made about “which side of the cross you’re on—you’re either a nailer or a hanger”; a terrorist is accused of misinterpreting the Koran.