Under the skin of Al Qaeda’s would-be suicide bombers

OSLO: One is a devout and cheery Saudi, the other a British convert overcome by doubt, the third a Syrian fascinated by the promise of 72 virgins: a new documentary unveils the shadowy world of Syria’s would-be suicide bombers.

In a rare, in-depth look at the Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, the 58-minute documentary “Dugma, the Button” reveals the convictions and doubts of those ready to become martyrs -- “the precision weaponry of the poor,” in the words of the filmmaker, Norwegian journalist Pal Refsdal.