Son of Babylon
Son of Babylon (2009) is a war film, directed by Mohamed Al Daradji. It stars Shazada Hussein and Yasser Talib. The 100-minute film holds an audience score of 7.3/10.
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What Son of Babylon Is About
April 2003, three weeks after the fall of Saddam. When word spreads that prisoners of war have been found alive in the south, the elderly Um-Ibrahim takes her twelve year old grandson Ahmed and sets out on a six hundred mile journey from the Kurdish north, through Baghdad, to Nasiriyah. They are looking for Ibrahim, her son and the boy’s father, missing since the First Gulf War. Along the road Mohamed Al-Daradji’s film keeps meeting other Iraqis on the same errand, and the mass graves and the counts that came to light after 2003. The dialogue is in Arabic and Kurdish. Shazada Hussein plays the grandmother and Yasser Talib the boy, and the film screened in the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival.
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What is Son of Babylon about?
April 2003, three weeks after the fall of Saddam. When word spreads that prisoners of war have been found alive in the south, the elderly Um-Ibrahim takes her twelve year old grandson Ahmed and sets out on a six hundred mile journey from the Kurdish north, through Baghdad, to Nasiriyah.
Where can I watch Son of Babylon?
Son of Babylon is available to watch on digital platforms such as Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube. Current rent and buy options are listed in the "Where to Watch" section on this page.
How long is Son of Babylon?
Son of Babylon runs for 100 minutes (1h 40m).
When did Son of Babylon come out?
Son of Babylon was released in 2009.
Who directed Son of Babylon?
Son of Babylon was directed by Mohamed Al Daradji.
Who stars in Son of Babylon?
Son of Babylon stars Shazada Hussein, Yasser Talib, Bashir Al Majid, Salih Abdul Rahman Farhad.
What is Son of Babylon's rating?
Son of Babylon holds 7.2/10 on IMDb and 7.3/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 70 out of 100.
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