How can one believe that terrorism leads to heaven? Banned by the Indonesian government, Leonard Retel Helmrich’s PROMISED PARADISE (2006, 50 min) examines the psychology of extremism in a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. The film follows a traditional Indonesian puppeteer and troubadour, the dynamic Agus Nur Amal, as he attempts to track down the terrorists who masterminded the 2002 Bali bombings (both living and dead). During the course of his journey, he exposes the atmosphere of intolerance and confusion that pervades his country. Dutch-Indonesian director Leonard Retel Helmrich is best known for making the documentary trilogy “Sun, Moon, Stars”, which won him numerous international awards including two from the famous Sundance festival.