November 16, 2018
Documentary
Syrian-born filmmaker Talal Derki (Return to Homs) travelled to his homeland where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera focuses primarily on the children, providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up with a father whose only dream is to establish an Islamic caliphate. Osama (13) and his brother Ayman (12) both love and admire their father and obey his words, but while Osama seems content to follow the path of Jihad, Ayman wants to go back to school. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, Of Fathers and Sons is a work of unparalleled access that captures the chilling moment when childhood dies and jihadism is born.
Talal Derki
/Director
Eva Kemme
/Producer
Tobias Siebert
/Producer
Ansgar Frerich
/Producer
Hans Robert Eisenhauer
/Producer