Son of Babylon

2009-05-01 • 1h 40m •

Drama War

7.3

User Score

18 votes

Overview

A willful young boy follows his just and obstinate grandmother on a journey across Iraq, determined to discover the fate of her missing son, Ahmed's father, who never returned from war.

Mohamed Al Daradji

Director

Mithal Ghazi

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Shazada Hussein

Um Ibrahim

Yasser Talib

Ahmed

Bashir Al Majid

Musa

Salih Abdul Rahman Farhad

Mahmoud

Kefaya Dakhee Kareem

Um Fatima

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 40m

Release Date

2009-05-01

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Reviews

Andres Gomez

2016-02-16T12:46:15.395Z

Really good movie. Good script, well told and well directed. The cast makes a great performance, both, grandmother and son. Maybe, the weakest point is an inconclusive ending which, actually, fits perfectly but leaves too many open questions. Fits, because the whole movie is open, from the beginning to the end, since the point is bringing us to the reality of a devastated Iraq and how the population survives under a mountain of pain.