An American family took their kids to ISIS. The dad has questions. So will you.
Secrets, lies and lasting consequences. For the past four years, journalist Josh Baker has been trying to uncover the truth about an American family's journey from Indiana to the Islamic State group's caliphate and back.
Direction
Baker spent four years chasing this family. It shows.
Writing
The structure slowly cracks the family mythology open.
Director
Joshua Baker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Josh Baker originally broke this story for BBC News in 2015, years before expanding it into this Frontline feature.
This was one of the first major documentaries to profile an American woman who joined ISIS and returned—shaping how U.S. media covers 'ISIS brides' and their legal consequences.
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