Aching Heart

Aching Heart (Swedish: Det svider i hjärtat; lit. 'It hurts in the heart') is a Swedish documentary film about the world of young European Muslims who dedicate themselves to jihad, or holy war.^[1] It was nominated by the Swedish Film Institute for the 43rd Guldbagge Awards in the category of Best Documentary Feature.^[2]

Aching Heart
DVD Cover
Swedish	Det svider i hjärtat
Directed by	Oscar Hedin
Written by	Oscar Hedin
Distributed by	Laika Films & Television
Release date	19 October 2007 (2007-10-19)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Plot

The film includes the story of "two young Swedes with immigrant backgrounds - one from Ostermalm, one of Stockholm's poshest neighborhoods, and one from Kvanum, a tiny town in central Sweden - who left their homes in the 1990s to seek martyrdom in the wars of Chechnya and Bosnia and Herzegovina."^[1]

Support

Oscar Hedin, the director and writer of the film received support from academics who have studied the phenomenon of Islamic radicalisation.^[1]

See also

• Islamic terrorism

Related documentaries

• Al-Qaeda's New Front
• Islam: What the West Needs to Know