Son of Babylon (2009)
1h 40m | PG-13
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.
Director: Mohamed Al Daradji
Studio: UK Film Council
Genre: Drama, War
Video: 720p
Cast
Shazada Hussein
as Um Ibrahim
Yasser Talib
as Ahmed
Bashir Al Majid
as Musa
Salih Abdul Rahman Farhad
as Mahmoud
Kefaya Dakhee Kareem
as Um Fatima
Reviews
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.