Profile – Movie Review
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writer: Britt Poulton, Timur Bekmambetov, Olga Kharina (Screenplay)
Writer: Anna Érelle (Book)
Cast
- Valene Kane (Nowhere Special)
- Morgan Watkins (Napoleon)
- Christine Adams (The Unholy)
- Kate Watson (Bridge of the Doomed)
- Kelley Mack (Broadcast Signal Intrusion)
- Shazad Latif (The Commuter)
Plot: An undercover British journalist infiltrates the online propaganda channels of the so-called Islamic State, only to be sucked in by her recruiter.
Runtime: 1 Hour 46 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Profile starts when journalist Amy (Kane) takes on her latest story. She must make a fake profile, where she draws the attention of Bilel (Latif). Amy is joined by her Chief Editor Vick (Adams) and tech support to give her enough of a story.
However, Amy starts getting closer to Bilel and believing more of his stories. Her friends and family try to pull her out of the trance she has become caught up in by her recruiter, putting her life in danger.
Verdict on Profile
Profile is a mystery thriller following a journalist who goes undercover to learn about the recruitment process by the Islamic State. However, the more she gets involved in the story, the easier she finds herself drawn to the cause. It ends up putting the life she had at risk for something she never knew about.
This is based on the real article written by French journalist Anna Érelle’s ‘In the Skin of a Jihadist’. It shows the dangers people face by getting involved with the Islamic State and how easily young women are manipulated into joining. This does an amazing job at showing how easily drawn to it people can become. All while taking a professional woman and seeing her life turned upside down. It is filled with tension, as you are never sure which side of the story Amy will fall under.
Where to Watch
JustWatchFinal Thoughts –Profile is a tense thriller highlighting the dangers of underground recruitment.