Two Men, Twelve Drawings

In September 2005 the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten printed 12 satirical cartoons of the prophet Muhammed and soon after Denmark faced its worst international crisis since World War II. While the Middle East was on fire, two prominent Danish Muslims became the centre of the whole world’s attention. Imam Ahmed Akkari, spokesman for the Danish-based European Committee for Prophet Honouring, the umbrella group that represented the 27 Muslim organisations campaigning for a full apology from Jyllands-Posten. And MP Naser Khader, founder of the Muslim Democratic Group. The world witnessed their personal opposition as they became representatives of opposite sides of the conflict. The film depicts the dramatic and hectic period where the Muhammed drawings put Denmark on the hot spot through the personal stories of two of its most central characters.