P.O.V.

Season 21 Episode 14: New Muslim Cool

32 SeasonsOct 16, 2008NR1h8

When is it right to kill? In the midst of war, is it right to refuse? Eight U.S. soldiers today, some who killed and some who said no, reveal their inner moral dilemmas in Soldiers of Conscience. Made with official permission of the U.S. Army, the film transcends politics to explore the tension between spiritual values and military orders. Soldiers follows the stories of both conscientious objectors and those who criticize them. Through this clash of views, the film discovers a surprising com...

Season 21 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez

1. The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez

Aired: Jun 24, 2008

The 21st-season opener features "Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep N...

Episode 2 The Last Conquistador

2. The Last Conquistador

Aired: Jul 1, 2008

Forget the pie charts, color-coded maps and hyperventilating pundits. What's ...

Episode 3 9 Star Hotel

3. 9 Star Hotel

Aired: Jul 8, 2008

In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border as part of the War o...

Episode 4 Campaign

Aired: Jul 15, 2008

Renowned sculptor John Houser has a dream: to build the world's tallest bronz...

Episode 5 Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music

5. Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music

Aired: Jul 22, 2008

A group of young Palestinian men work illegally as construction laborers in t...

Episode 6 Belarusian Waltz

6. Belarusian Waltz

Aired: Jul 29, 2008

This is democracy — Japanese style. Campaign provides a startling insider's v...

Episode 7 The Judge and the General

7. The Judge and the General

Aired: Aug 5, 2008

In this classic 1969 documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, t...

Episode 8 Calavera Highway

8. Calavera Highway

Aired: Aug 12, 2008

Belarus has been called "Europe's last dictatorship." Since 1994, Alexander L...

Episode 9 Critical Condition

9. Critical Condition

Aired: Aug 19, 2008

When in 1998 Chilean judge Juan Guzmán was assigned the first criminal cases ...

Episode 10 In the Family

10. In the Family

Aired: Sep 16, 2008

When brothers Armando and Carlos Peña set off to carry their mother's ashes t...

Episode 11 Up the Yangtze

11. Up the Yangtze

Aired: Sep 30, 2008

What happens if you fall sick and are one of 47 million people in America wit...

Episode 12 Soldiers of Conscience

12. Soldiers of Conscience

Aired: Oct 1, 2008

How much would you sacrifice to survive? When Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnic...

Episode 13 Inheritance

13. Inheritance

Aired: Oct 8, 2008

Nearing completion, China's massive Three Gorges Dam is altering the landscap...

Episode 14 New Muslim Cool

14. New Muslim Cool

Aired: Oct 16, 2008

When is it right to kill? In the midst of war, is it right to refuse? Eight U...

Episode 15 Beyond Hatred

15. Beyond Hatred

Aired: Dec 10, 2008

Imagine watching Schindler's List and knowing the sadistic Nazi camp commanda...

Creators

Jennifer Maytorena Taylor

Jennifer Maytorena Taylor Director

Info about P.O.V.

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres:Documentary