Son of Babylon 2009

7.2 / 10   15 vote(s)
Drama War

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.

Release Date 2009-05-01
Runtime 1h 40m
Director Mohamed Al Daradji
Producers Mohamed Al Daradji, Atia Jbara Al-Darraji, Bader Ben Hirsi
Writers Jennifer Norridge, Mohamed Al Daradji, Mithal Ghazi

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.

Andres Gomez