by Mohamed Al Daradji · Karma Films · DVD · EAN 8436535540957
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«Son of Babylon» is the movie by Mohamed Al-Daradji (2009), starring Shazada Hussein, Yasser Talib and Mohammed Bashir Al-Majid, on DVD.
Ahmed, a twelve-year-old Kurdish boy, sets out with his grandmother on a journey through northern Iraq in search of his father, a soldier detained by Saddam's Republican Guard after the Gulf War. Along the way they cross paths with other displaced people also looking for someone or a better future. A road movie about grief and hope in post-war Iraq.
The movie runs 88 minutes and is presented in region 2. It includes the original version in Arabic and Kurdish, with subtitles in Spanish. Not recommended for children under 7.
For movie lovers seeking auteur cinema about the aftermath of war: it was recognized at Sundance and the Berlinale and represented Iraq at the 2011 Oscars.
