Of Fathers and Sons

Synopsis: Director Talal Derki returns to his Syrian homeland and gains the trust of a radical Islamist family. His camera focuses primarily on the children, providing a rare insight into what it means to grow up with a father whose only dream is to establish an Islamic caliphate. Osama (13) and his brother Ayman (12) both love and admire their father and obey his words, but while Osama seems content to follow the path of Jihad, Ayman wants to go back to school. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards, and Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, the documentary is a work of intimacy that captures the chilling moment when childhood dies and jihadism is born.
Arabic with English subtitles.
Language: Arabic (Syria)
Country: Germany
Year of production: 2018
Subjects: Social Studies
Keywords: Syria; Islamic radicals; family life; Jihad

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