Film portrays Pakistan madrassa as linked to terror , holding U.S. boys captive . It turns out the Islamic school is moderate ; preferred by Pakistani-Americans . ` ` This is a madrassa , not some jail , '' the school 's head says . In interviews over three years , the boys describe their longing for America and say the terrorist attacks of September 11 were n't carried out by Muslims . Teen : `` I witnessed with my own eyes : they were being tortured and killed in front of me! "
Film portrays Pakistan madrassa as linked to terror , holding U.S. boys captive . It turns out the Islamic school is moderate ; preferred by Pakistani-Americans . ` ` This is a madrassa , not some jail , '' the school 's head says . Teen : `` I witnessed with my own eyes : they were being tortured and killed in front of me! "