Of Fathers and Sons
58 votes
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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2017-11-15
Runtime: 99 mins
Director: Talal Derki
Spoken language: العربية
Genres: Documentary, War
Original title: Of Fathers and Sons
Production Companies: BASIS BERLIN Filmproduktion, Ventana Film, Impact Partners, Cinema Group Production, SWR, RBB
Production Countries: Germany, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America
Cast
Recommendations
La France de l'épuration, entre vengeance et justice
2025-04-02
Bigfoot In Kentucky
2021-01-01
Delving into the existence of Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, considered one of the most mysteriou
Florent raconte Pagny
2024-03-15
Le Prix du sang : 20 ans de guerres françaises
2021-10-10
The Man Who Wanted to See It All
2021-03-25
Heinz Stücke left Germany in 1962 with a bike, a tent and a goal: to see everything in the world. No
The True Story of Pirates
2022-12-31
Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in Fr
First Descent
2005-12-02
First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snow
Sexo é Bom
1987-01-01
La Grève des ouvriers de Margoline
Tiger
2024-04-21
Journey alongside a young tigress raising her cubs in the fabled forests of India.
Les Héros de notre enfance
2022-12-29
Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator
2016-07-24
A documentary portrait of legendary Perfect Ten gymnast Nadia Comaneci after becoming an icon in the
ABBA: Against the Odds
2024-03-23
This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for
Under the Stars
2022-10-15
Paying tribute to some of America's only surviving drive-ins – and those who keep them running – thi
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
2024-03-10
From Rickrolling to viral conspiracy theories, explore how an anonymous website evolved into a hub f
Clemente
2025-09-11
An immersive documentary about the remarkable life and legacy of MLB icon Roberto Clemente.
Fly
2024-09-02
Over seven years, three couples involved in the extreme sport of BASE jumping test the limits of lov
A Comedian in a Syrian Tragedy
2019-11-23
An intimate portrait of Syrian actor Fares Helou, who calls for freedom of speech, is forced out of
M-1 Grand Prix 2021 Another story
2021-12-27
8 Arms to Hold You
2004-11-30
An "Ock-umentary" exploring the character of Doc Ock and the way he as well as his tentacles were br