Of Fathers and Sons

Brothers Ayman (12) and Osama (13) are sons of al-Nusra rebel leader Abu Osama, grow up in Syria destroyed by civil war and are supposed to become god warriors. Director Talal Derki returns to his home country for this film and poses as a follower of the Salafists in order to gain the trust of Abu Osama's radical Islamist family. Over a period of two years, he follows their daily lives and reveals unique and emotional insights into an otherwise hermetically sealed world. "A unique insight" (The Hollywood Reporter) "Haunting and visually powerful" (Variety)

Keywords

  • Arab Spring
  • Award Winning
  • childhood
  • current
  • education
  • Kinoherz
  • middle east
  • Politics: Human Rights
  • religion
  • war

Actors

  • Abu Osama

Director

  • Talal Derki

Documentary, Independent


1h 39min


16 FSK

AR


DE

Germany
Lebanon
Syrian Arab Republic
2018
Brothers Ayman (12) and Osama (13) are sons of al-Nusra rebel leader Abu Osama, grow up in Syria destroyed by civil war and are supposed to become god warriors.

Brothers Ayman (12) and Osama (13) are sons of al-Nusra rebel leader Abu Osama, grow up in Syria destroyed by civil war and are supposed to become god warriors.


Director Talal Derki returns to his home country for this film and poses as a follower of the Salafists in order to gain the trust of Abu Osama's radical Islamist family. Over a period of two years, he follows their daily lives and reveals unique and emotional insights into an otherwise hermetically sealed world.


"A unique insight" (The Hollywood Reporter)


"Haunting and visually powerful" (Variety)

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