Son of Babylon (2009)
"Syn Babilonu" (original title)

A willful young boy follows his just as obstinate grandmother in a journey across Iraq, determined to discover the fate of her missing son, Ahmed's father, who never returned from war.

Director:

Mohamed Al Daradji

Writers:

Mohamed Al Daradji, Jennifer Norridge (screenplay)

Stars:

Shazada Hussein, Yasser Talib, Bashir Al Majid

10 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Shazada Hussein	...	Um Ibrahim
Yasser Talib	...	Ahmed
Bashir Al Majid	...	Musa

Storyline

A willful young boy follows his just as obstinate grandmother in a journey across Iraq, determined to discover the fate of her missing son, Ahmed's father, who never returned from war.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

Iraq UK France Netherlands United Arab Emirates Egypt Palestine

Language:

Arabic Kurdish

Release Date:

11 February 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Son of Babylon

Filming Locations:

Iraq

Company Credits

Production Co:

CRM-114, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Fonds Sud Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A sobering account of genocide and occupation in Iraq

The plight of Iraq, and especially the Kurds in Iraq, double struck by the worst imaginable disasters during the past 20 years, first the war with Iran where men where drafted into suicide and the genocide of the Kurds by Saddam and then now in the present carnage of the US occupation, serves as the premise and backdrop of this powerful movie.

Ahmed tries together with his grandmother to find his father, a soldier missing for 12 years. Saddam has just fallen and his mass graves are uncovered all over the north area. This is of course very difficult. They hitchhike their way through the country with what means possible, including a body transport.

The fact is that more than 1 000 000 people have gone missing in Iraq during the past 30 years or so and this is not internationally recognized in some (including Arabic) countries as what it is. This movie highlights this.

An important movie.