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Son of Babylon (2009) · Cineora

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A MOHAMED AL DARADJI FILM

Son of Babylon

20091h 40mMovie

DramaWar

IMDb7.2/ 10 · 1.6K votes

THE STORY

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.

Melancholic
Bittersweet
Thought-provoking
Family
War
Grief

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and watching alone.

DirectorMohamed Al Daradji

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Shazada HusseinUm Ibrahim

Yasser TalibAhmed

Bashir Al MajidMusa

Salih Abdul Rahman FarhadMahmoud

Kefaya Dakhee KareemUm Fatima

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