A haunting, unforgettable journey across the breathtaking Middle Eastern landscape, Son Of Babylon is the second feature from Mohamed Al-Daradji following his impressive debut Ahlaam in 2007.
Northern Iraq 2003. Saddam Hussein has fallen. A journey through Iraq, a troubled land where no one knows what lies ahead.
On hearing the news that prisoners of war have been found alive in the South, curious young boy Ahmed (Yassir Talib) and his obstinate grandmother set out to uncover the fate of the boy's missing father, one of the many soldiers who never came home.
From the mountains of Kurdistan to the sands of Babylon, the pair hitch rides with strangers and cross paths with fellow pilgrims on an all too similar quest. As the grandmother struggles to accept an awful truth, Ahmed retraces the footsteps of a father he never knew. This is a journey that will not only connect them to the past, but will determine their lives forever.
A powerful and urgent new voice in Iraqi filmmaking, Al-Daradji was recently names as Filmmaker of the year by Variety.
Film: Son Of Babylon
Release date: 11th February 2011
Certificate: TBC
Running time: 90 mins
Director: Mohamed Al-Daradji
Starring: Shazada Hussein, Yasser Talib
Genre: Drama
Studio: Dogwoof
Format: Cinema
Country: Iraq/UK/France/Netherlands/United Arab Emirates/Egypt/Palestine
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