The Roots of Madness

Name: The Roots of Madness
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-04-19
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Ulrich Tilgner, Edgar Hagen, Sheikh Adnan Hussein Alaij Al-Jumaili, Yasir Alaiwi Al-Kubaisi, Saad Abbas Bilal

The Roots of Madness (2026)

Timing: 1:47 (107 min)

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Release date

2026-04-19

Country

Switzerland

Production

Vollbild Film GmbH

Genre

Documentary

Budget

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Website

https://therootsofmadness.com/

Director

Edgar Hagen

Actors

Ulrich Tilgner, Edgar Hagen, Sheikh Adnan Hussein Alaij Al-Jumaili, Yasir Alaiwi Al-Kubaisi, Saad Abbas Bilal, Abari Boullou, Ibrahim Manzo Diallo, Newroz Ahmed, The Fulani of Toumour, Jal Gul
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Scenario

Edgar Hagen, Fanni Hatházi

Producer

Edgar Hagen, Mathias Hefel

Operator

Börres Weiffenbach

Composer

Tomek Kolczynski

Artist

Audition

Editing

Christian Büttiker, Audrey Maurion, Yasaman Seyedahmadi
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Short description

The Roots of Madness follows filmmaker Edgar Hagen and veteran reporter Ulrich Tilgner on a journey through Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Niger to uncover how Western wars have fueled today’s refugee crises and rising extremism. By confronting the roots of displacement, the film challenges viewers to face the West’s own role in the chaos dividing its democracies.

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