Of fathers and sons /
For this film, director Talal Derki returned to Syria where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera focuses primarily on the children, providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up with a father whose only dream is...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | Arabic English |
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[Berlin, Germany] :
BASIS Berlin Filmproduktion,
[2017]
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| Online Access: | Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | For this film, director Talal Derki returned to Syria where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera focuses primarily on the children, providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up with a father whose only dream is to establish an Islamic caliphate. Osama and his brother Ayman both love and admire their father and obey his words, but while Osama seems content to follow the path of Jihad, Ayman wants to go back to school. This film is an intimate work that captures the chilling moment when childhood dies and jihadism is born. |
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| Item Description: | "BASIS Berlin Filmproduktion, in co-production with Ventana Film and Cinema Group Production and Südwestrundfunk, Rindfunk Berlin-Brandenburg; in collaboration with Arte; in association with Impact Partners." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (98 min., 51 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Awards: | Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for Best Documentary at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. |
| Production Credits: | Film editor, Anne Fabini ; director of photography, Kahtan Hasson ; film music, K.S. Elias |