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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.1M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Of Fathers and Sons
2017 1h 39m DE
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METACRITIC
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7.3
IMDB
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7.0TMDB Β· 60π
96%Rotten Tomatoesβ70Metacriticβ
7.3IMDB Β· 2,780
DocumentaryWar
Synopsis
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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.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Abu Osama
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Talal Derki
- Languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- Germany, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 9 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America.
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ERA
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Talal Derki, shot by Kahtan Hassoun. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Anne Fabini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7519174 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 60 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Talal Derki directs. Kahtan Hassoun behind the camera. Anne Fabini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.1M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 9 years ago.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America.
- 4Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Talal Derki, shot by Kahtan Hassoun. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Anne Fabini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7IMDB entry: tt7519174 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 60 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kahtan Hassoun
- Editing
- Anne Fabini
- Runtime
- 99 min Β· 1h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $125,000
- Original language
- DE
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 96% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 70/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.3/10 Β· 2,780 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
- US box office
- $12,579
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 25 wins & 22 nominations total
- Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Talal Derki
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
BASIS BERLIN Filmproduktion
DE
Ventana Film
DE
Impact Partners
US
- CI
Cinema Group Production
SY
SWR
DE
RBB
DE
Key crew
- Executive ProducerGeralyn White Dreyfous
- Co-ProducerTalal Derki
- ProducerAnsgar Frerich
- Executive ProducerJenny Raskin
- Executive ProducerDan Cogan
- ProducerHans Robert Eisenhauer
- ProducerTobias Siebert
- EditorAnne Fabini
- ProducerEva Kemme
- MusicKarim Sebastian Elias
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- indoctrination
- al qaeda
- syrian civil war
- radical islam
- documentary
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-01-19Β· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2018-03-02Β· True/False Film Festival
- Premiere2018-03-17Β· Sun Valley Film Festival
- Premiere2018-04-06Β· Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
- Premiere2018-04-12Β· Cleveland International Film Festival
- Premiere2018-04-19Β· Sarasota Film Festival
- Premiere2018-04-20Β· Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
- Premiere2018-09-14Β· Camden International Film Festival
- Premiere2018-10-04Β· Hamptons International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2018-11-16
Also known as
International titles
- ζΆιηθ²ζCN
- Die Kinder des KalifatsDE
- ζΆιηθ²ζHK
- ηΆεδΉι΄CN
- ΨΉΩ Ψ§ΩΨ’Ψ¨Ψ§Ψ‘ ΩΨ§ΩΨ£Ψ¨ΩΨ§Ψ‘SY
- An Alaabaa wa AlabnaaSY
- Of Fathers and Sons - Die Kinder des KalifatsDE
