The State

2017

The State

7.1 | en | Drama

The experiences of four British men and women who leave their lives behind to join ISIS in Syria.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP4 Part Four

Aug. 23,2017

Jalal is given a new role by ISIS, and witnesses barbaric punishments and mock executions to feed its propaganda machine. With the noose tightening around him, he decides to risk his own safety to help Ibitsam and Narin escape. As Ushna’s commitment deepens, Shakira’s concern that Isaac is being readied for frontline battle makes her contemplate the unthinkable – whether there is any way out of The State.

EP3 Part Three

Aug. 22,2017

Marriage to a foreign fighter proves challenging for Ushna but she is determined to make it work. Shakira too must marry to continue working, but turns down a proposal from Abu Akram with brutal consequences. Jalal is horrified by the treatment of young Yazidi women being sold as sex slaves and buys a mother and daughter to rescue them. He and Ziyaad are sent back to the frontline where a commander is calling for the ultimate sacrifice.

EP2 Part Two

Aug. 21,2017

The recruits are forced to reflect on their new lives in The State. Jalal and Ziyaad experience bloody frontline battle, while Shakira witnesses the horrifying aftermath of a barrel bomb and Ushna is shocked at the brutal treatment of women. Shakira must persuade a dangerous commander to set aside ISIS rules and allow her to work in hospital and Jalal has a conversation which makes him question the whole rationale for his journey to Syria.

EP1 Part One

Aug. 20,2017

Four young British male and female ISIS recruits are excited to begin their new lives in Syria. Jalal and Ziyaad enjoy the male camaraderie as they are trained and equipped for battle, while Shakira and Ushna are taught the strict rules women must obey. They take oaths of allegiance to ISIS, convinced they’ve made the right decision to come, but are soon confronted by the harsh realities of life under ISIS which don’t match their expectations.

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Released: 2017-08-20 | Released Producted By: Archery Pictures , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-state

Synopsis

The experiences of four British men and women who leave their lives behind to join ISIS in Syria.

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Cast

Ryan McKen , Ony Uhiara , Ali Suliman

Director

Mani Martínez

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Trailers

Cast

Ryan McKen

as Ziyad

Zomboat! Hope Gap Bancroft Shamed The State

Ony Uhiara

as Shakira

Days of the Bagnold Summer The State Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Venus

Ali Suliman

as Abu Omar

Deserted Huda's Salon The River Amira 200 Meters It Must Be Heaven The State Rattle the Cage Dancing Arabs

Reviews

creativeartistlb Great portrayal of the heinous nature of ISIS. And how regular British Muslims can get sucked in by the internet propaganda. And then are shocked when they actually arrive and see the true nature of these people supposedly called Muslims. When they are just extremists like every Religion has. It really put into perspective for me that Christians & Muslims are not that different. And both have radical extremists that use religion as an excuse for violent and offensive behavior. I don't know how anyone saw this as propaganda for ISIS. Who would want to live that way? It wasn't glorified at all. It showed the harsh reality of everyday life. And it didn't look fun to me.

benjaminsoerensen The insanity of Western culture is now producing TV-series that glorifies and normalizes the same Islamic terrorists who are killing people on the streets of Europe. It wouldn't surprise me if the Islamic mayor of London - Sadiq Khan, a lawyer who made a career for himself defending Islamic terrorists in British courts, had a hand in creating this series.

bukarine An excellent series that shows a good preliminary work of investigation in order to make it as realistic as possible. It is neither by far nor by near, an apology for Islamic radicalism and violence; show only a naked reality that, whether we like it or not, exists and which is not worth ignoring. The most attentive viewer will find during the 04 episodes not only the large references associated with ISIS (free and medieval violence, religion, the situation of women, accepted and justified slavery, but also small references to the bombing of civilian targets, former officers of Saddam who, by being ostracized and persecuted in the Iraq, formed the backbone of senior officers who allowed ISIS to have some success at the beginning of the expansion of the Califado, as well as the relevant issue of advertising and its dissemination in social networks. To see without reservations ...

sea_goat Felt compelled to write a review (when I usually don't) because I couldn't believe how many other reviewers had missed the point of this series. Four Brits travel to IS full of excitement and anticipation, each is there for a different reason, and one by one they all have to face disillusionment and regret. The whole point of the series is that they each deal with that regret in a completely different way. It is a work of genius to portray brainwashed characters successfully because their actions do not make sense to viewers who have not been brainwashed themselves. But here they are so well written and acted that you sympathise and empathise with young, idealistic people who have been told not to believe what they've seen on TV or read in newspapers. They have trusted the people who told them that and it's how they act when they realise that trust was misplaced that is the interesting bit.That these are sympathetic characters is not the issue here. This series is in no way an advert for IS nor does it apologise for anything the caliphate or its followers do. Simply brilliant stuff.