

Of Fathers and Sons
2017-11-15 · 99 min · ★ 7.0
Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera focuses on Osama and his younger brother Ayman, providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up in an Islamic Caliphate.
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- Directors
- Talal Derki
- Production companies
- BASIS BERLIN Filmproduktion, Ventana Film, Impact Partners, Cinema Group Production, SWR, RBB
- Countries
- Germany, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 125,000
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