Son of Babylon (2010)
- Original title
- ابن بابل
- Directed by
- Mohamed Al-Daradji
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Iraq, France
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A grandmother and her young grandson search for their missing son and father across post-invasion Iraq. Their journey takes them through devastated landscapes and refugee camps as they hold onto hope.
meditativemelancholicgrittyreservedsombergroundedhopeful
What happens
Son of Babylon (Arabic: ابن بابل) is a 2010 Iraqi drama film directed, co-produced and co-written by Mohamed Al-Daradji, Variety's Middle Eastern Filmmaker of the year 2010. The film was developed through The Sundance Institute and was selected as Iraq's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Fragments d'une Palestine perdue (2011)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.