الآخر المسلم: الأسطورة، الخوف، والهوية في فيلم Cleanskin

Youssef Acim

doi:10.56989/benkj.v5i9.1603

Authors

Youssef Acim Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Humanities, Morocco.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56989/benkj.v5i9.1603

Keywords:

Cleanskin, British Cinema, Myths, the Psychoanalytic Model, the Other

Abstract

This paper is a reflection upon Cleanskin, a 2012 English spy thriller film, written and directed by Hadi Hajaig. In our approach to the movie, we concentrate on the movement of the camera by analysing the actors’ speeches and actions. The whys and wherefores of terrorism are also elaborated on, following the psychoanalytic model. Later, the relationship between brainwashing and the process of radicalization is accounted for to better grasp the terrorist ideology. Last but not least, confusion and confrontation, along with the investigation of the terrorist mind-frame are juxtaposed to account for some stereotypes and old fixations that turn associated exclusively with the Muslim “Other”.

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