Cinefile

'The Journey' and 'Whatever happened to my revolution'

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Mohamed al-Daradji's film The Journey, or Baghdad Station, which has finally released in France, begins with a daunting prospect of a suicide bomb attack. "I think it's important for French people, and everyone, to see this and think about maybe why some people become [radicalised]."Tout ce qui me reste de la révolution (in English: Whatever happened to my revolution) has taken French director-actress Judith Davis' from the stage to the screen. "After the stage play of almost the same name, I felt I had more to say about the important matter of political committment in our times, and for my generation."Click on the arrow above to listen to the interviews in this month's Cinefile. The Journey (Baghdad Station)Daradji's fifth film, which won recognition at the Toronto Film Festival is a psychological thriller in a time capsule.A young woman, a determined look in her eye, bulk around her middle and her hand on a trigger. All around Sara (Zahraa Ghandour), the usual hustle and bustle of the central station of the