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

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)

Trailer

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