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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Carsten Oblaender

Carsten Oblaender is known for adapting Holy War, Inc., the book by Peter L. Bergen published in 2014, for cinema.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Holy War, Inc.. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Holy War, Inc.
Peter L. Bergen, 2001
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Holy War, Inc.
Carsten Oblaender, 2001

The documentary, based on Bergen’s book, offers unprecedented access to the inner workings of the group and questions the efficacy of Western counter-terrorism measures. As a former CNN producer, Bergen was among the first Western journalists to meet with bin Laden in 1997.