Son of Babylon


1h 40m 2010

Brief Synopsis

April 2003, three weeks after Saddam Husseiun's fall from power in Iraq. Upon hearing the news that prisoners of war have been found alive in the South, a curious young Kudish boy Ahmed and his obstinate grandmother set out to uncover the fate of the boy's missing father, one of the many soldiers w

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2010

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

April 2003, three weeks after Saddam Husseiun's fall from power in Iraq. Upon hearing the news that prisoners of war have been found alive in the South, a curious young Kudish boy Ahmed and his obstinate grandmother set out to uncover the fate of the boy's missing father, one of the many soldiers who never came home since the gulf war 1991.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2010

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States January 2010

Released in United States February 2010

Released in United States 2011

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Emerging Masters) May 20-June 13, 2010.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama/Generation) February 11-21, 2010.

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.)

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Emerging Masters) May 20-June 13, 2010.)

Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Dramatic Competition) January 21-31, 2010.)

Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama/Generation) February 11-21, 2010.)

Released in United States 2011 (Awards Buzz : Best Foreign Language Film )