At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Takfir and its criticsViolent extremism and the Muslim response
Screening Room
- Format
- Short film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2008 CE · 1429 AH†
- Countries
- NL
- Languages
- en (original) · ar (original)
- Approach
- polemical
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- FitnaFitnaفتنة
Reception
- Protest — governments and Muslim organisations worldwideHistorical
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Fitna" is a polemical short film released in 2008, produced in the Netherlands, directed by None and Geert Wilders. A short film by the Dutch politician Geert Wilders that sets Qur'anic verses beside scenes of violence; it provoked wide international condemnation, diplomatic boycotts and legal debate in the Netherlands. 1 2
Context and reception
It provoked documented protests. 1
Connections
- Directed by
- Scarlet Pimpernel· Geert Wilders
- Written by
- Geert Wilders
People and things also explored
The ruling on one who abandons prayer· كلمة الأزهر في مجلس الأمن عن استراتيجيته في مواجهة الفكر المتطرف· Mahmud of Ghazna Enters Rayy, 420· Al-Qadir's recantation decree against the innovators (408 AH)· The State· The Milkmaid· The Siege· Paradise Now
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Fitna”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/fitna-2008/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.