American Fugitive: The Truth About Hassan

Overview

French-Canadian filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond goes into the life of wanted terrorist David Belfield, an African American convert to Islam who was born in the United States and allegedly murdered Ali Akbar Tabatabai, a former Iranian ambassador loyal to the deposed Shah of Iran and an outspoken critic of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1980. Belfield, now known as Hassan Abdulrahman, fled to Iran following the murder and has remained there ever since. In this film, Belfield tries to explain and justify his terrorist activity. Lafond also puts forward several conspiracy theories as to who ordered Belfield to kill the former diplomat.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 22, 2006

Original language

English

Cast

David Belfield

Director

Jean-Daniel Lafond

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0953303