The State
The experiences of four British men and women who leave their lives behind to join ISIS in Syria.
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Country
United Kingdom
Status
Ended
Cast
Ryan McKen
Ziyad · 4 eps
Ony Uhiara
Shakira · 4 eps
Ali Suliman
Abu Omar · 4 eps
Amir El-Masry
Sayed · 4 eps
Hiam Abbass
Umm Salamah · 4 eps
Jessica Gunning
Umm Walid · 4 eps
Shavani Cameron
Ushna Kaleel · 4 eps
Samer Bisharat
Abu Sahl · 4 eps
Nana Agyeman-Bediako
Isaac Boothe · 4 eps
Jack Greenlees
Abu Ibrahim Al-Brittani · 4 eps
Sam Otto
Jalal · 4 eps
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Fayez Bakhsh
Abu Jihad · 4 eps
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Shavani Seth
Ushna · 4 eps
Sebastian Griegel
Abu Lut Al-Almani · 4 eps
Shalom Brune-Franklin
Umm Khulthum · 2 eps
Yannick de Waal
Abu Abbas-Al-Hollandi · 1 eps
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Part One
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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Part Two
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.
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Part Three
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.
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Part Four
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.
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From the same creator: Peter Kosminsky
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