Not RatedSon of Babylon

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Play Time: 100 mins
Drama, War
Son of Babylon

Overview:
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.

Original Title:ابن بابل
Status: Released (2009-05-01)
Awards:12 wins & 4 nominations
Screen:Mohamed Al Daradji, Mithal Ghazi, Jennifer Norridge
Productions: UK Film Council, Screen Yorkshire, Rotterdam Media Fund, Fonds Sud Cinéma, Netherlands Fund for Film, CRM-114, Human Film, Human Film NL, Pyramedia, Iraq al-Rafidain, CNC, Sundance Institute
Production Countries: Iraq, Egypt, France, Netherlands, Palestinian Territory, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: العربية, English,
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Andres Gomez

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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 op ....

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