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Of Fathers and Sons

Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.

Director

Talal Derki

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Genre

documentary, war

Box Office

$12,579

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N/A

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 25 wins & 22 nominations total

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When I was a child, my father taught me
to write down my nightmares - Of Fathers and Sons

When I was a child, my father taught me to write down my nig...

I ran far away
to escape the injustice and death. - Of Fathers and Sons

I ran far away to escape the injustice and death.

The war planted seeds of hatred
between neighbors and brothers, - Of Fathers and Sons

The war planted seeds of hatred between neighbors and brothe...

Trying to hide my immense fear, - Of Fathers and Sons

Trying to hide my immense fear,

Recite the Quran for them.
- Okay, let's recite the Quran. - Of Fathers and Sons

Recite the Quran for them. - Okay, let's recite the Qur...

"In the name of God the merciful,
the compassionate." - Of Fathers and Sons

"In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate.&qu...

Repeat after me: "In the name of God
the merciful, the compassionate." - Of Fathers and Sons

Repeat after me: "In the name of God the merciful, the ...

While the others leave
for the battlefield, - Of Fathers and Sons

While the others leave for the battlefield,

Maybe they can stay at my place.
- We will find a solution, God willing. - Of Fathers and Sons

Maybe they can stay at my place. - We will find a solution, ...

This is Sa'ed, Mohammad,
Abdullah. - Of Fathers and Sons

This is Sa'ed, Mohammad, Abdullah.

Qusai, Mohammad-Omar
and this is Isaac. - Of Fathers and Sons

Qusai, Mohammad-Omar and this is Isaac.

This man was born
the day the World Trade Center fell. - Of Fathers and Sons

This man was born the day the World Trade Center fell.

On the day of the attack, I asked God
to bless me with a child on this day. - Of Fathers and Sons

On the day of the attack, I asked God to bless me with a chi...

Mohammad-Omar was born
on September 11th, 2007. - Of Fathers and Sons

Mohammad-Omar was born on September 11th, 2007.

God answered my prayer
six years after the attack. - Of Fathers and Sons

God answered my prayer six years after the attack.

Praise God!
His birth wasn't even one day late. - Of Fathers and Sons

Praise God! His birth wasn't even one day late.

Why name him Mohammad-Omar?
- In honor of the unforgettable event. - Of Fathers and Sons

Why name him Mohammad-Omar? - In honor of the unforgettable ...

Was Mohammad-Omar the attacker?
- The attacker's name was Mohamed Atta. - Of Fathers and Sons

Was Mohammad-Omar the attacker? - The attacker's name w...

But Mohammed-Omar was the
prince of the Taliban in Afghanistan. - Of Fathers and Sons

But Mohammed-Omar was the prince of the Taliban in Afghanist...

Because of my love for the Taliban,
I named him Mohammad-Omar. - Of Fathers and Sons

Because of my love for the Taliban, I named him Mohammad-Oma...

I named another child Osama.
- How old is Osama? - Of Fathers and Sons

I named another child Osama. - How old is Osama?

Osama is about 12 years old.
Right, son? - Of Fathers and Sons

Osama is about 12 years old. Right, son?

Why did you name him Osama?
- Because I love Sheikh Osama bin Laden. - Of Fathers and Sons

Why did you name him Osama? - Because I love Sheikh Osama bi...

And I named Ayman after
Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri. - Of Fathers and Sons

And I named Ayman after Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri.

I've always kept up with the news
of jihad in Afghanistan. - Of Fathers and Sons

I've always kept up with the news of jihad in Afghanist...

I've always been fascinated
with the Taliban. - Of Fathers and Sons

I've always been fascinated with the Taliban.

It was always exciting and encouraging
when the Taliban attacked the Russians. - Of Fathers and Sons

It was always exciting and encouraging when the Taliban atta...

I was fascinated by the word "Islam." - Of Fathers and Sons

I was fascinated by the word "Islam."

He said,
"You must really love these people!" - Of Fathers and Sons

He said, "You must really love these people!"

Where is it from?
- We caught it in the room. - Of Fathers and Sons

Where is it from? - We caught it in the room.

You're hurting it!
- No, I just want to put it somewhere. - Of Fathers and Sons

You're hurting it! - No, I just want to put it somewher...

It pecks.
- You can't keep it. It's a wild bird. - Of Fathers and Sons

It pecks. - You can't keep it. It's a wild bird.

Maybe, but I want to put it in a cage.
- It can't live in a cage. - Of Fathers and Sons

Maybe, but I want to put it in a cage. - It can't live ...

I will give it to Khatab - Of Fathers and Sons

I will give it to Khatab

Put them there, - Of Fathers and Sons

Put them there,

Dad! I slaughtered the bird. - Of Fathers and Sons

Dad! I slaughtered the bird.

Why did he slaughter it?
- Oh, I told Osama to slaughter it. - Of Fathers and Sons

Why did he slaughter it? - Oh, I told Osama to slaughter it.

That's better than it dying
from being played with. - Of Fathers and Sons

That's better than it dying from being played with.

Khatab wanted to slaughter it.
He put the knife on the bird's breast - Of Fathers and Sons

Khatab wanted to slaughter it. He put the knife on the bird&...

We put his head down and cut it off,
like how you did it, Father, to that man. - Of Fathers and Sons

We put his head down and cut it off, like how you did it, Fa...

He's telling you how we cut off its head.
- Allah is great! - Of Fathers and Sons

He's telling you how we cut off its head. - Allah is gr...

I slaughtered it because it pecked
Khatab's finger - Of Fathers and Sons

I slaughtered it because it pecked Khatab's finger

Weren't you sad
while I was in prison? - Of Fathers and Sons

Weren't you sad while I was in prison?

If you see a bird in a cage,
set it free, understand? - Of Fathers and Sons

If you see a bird in a cage, set it free, understand?

It's halal.
God, in his glory, allows it. - Of Fathers and Sons

It's halal. God, in his glory, allows it.

Heroes of Abu Duhur, - Of Fathers and Sons

Heroes of Abu Duhur,

The country is completely destroyed. - Of Fathers and Sons

The country is completely destroyed.

Start the beheading,
and prepare to die, bastards! - Of Fathers and Sons

Start the beheading, and prepare to die, bastards!

What is this checkpoint in front of us?
- It's our friends, Ahrar al-Sham. - Of Fathers and Sons

What is this checkpoint in front of us? - It's our frie...

This area has been divided, - Of Fathers and Sons

This area has been divided,

Son, God Almighty helped us. - Of Fathers and Sons

Son, God Almighty helped us.

Don't go up in there.
This area is full of mines! - Of Fathers and Sons

Don't go up in there. This area is full of mines!

That city is Maarat al-Numaan.
Can you see it over there? - Of Fathers and Sons

That city is Maarat al-Numaan. Can you see it over there?

We came from those buildings over there,
then we crossed the street - Of Fathers and Sons

We came from those buildings over there, then we crossed the...

Dad, how were
your fellow fighters martyred? - Of Fathers and Sons

Dad, how were your fellow fighters martyred?

Some were killed attacking checkpoints,
on the road, and many died fighting. - Of Fathers and Sons

Some were killed attacking checkpoints, on the road, and man...

Who planted the mines?
- The regime army did. - Of Fathers and Sons

Who planted the mines? - The regime army did.

With my blood on my hand, - Of Fathers and Sons

With my blood on my hand,

We will establish a buffer zone.
We don't expect any help. - Of Fathers and Sons

We will establish a buffer zone. We don't expect any he...

I choose to buy equipment
over food for my own kids - Of Fathers and Sons

I choose to buy equipment over food for my own kids

Why would I ask the American pig - Of Fathers and Sons

Why would I ask the American pig

They have no idea what happened
to the children in Syria, - Of Fathers and Sons

They have no idea what happened to the children in Syria,

America and its allies are opposed to
Islamic groups and the Islamic caliphate. - Of Fathers and Sons

America and its allies are opposed to Islamic groups and the...

We don't recognize so-called moderate
groups funded by America. - Of Fathers and Sons

We don't recognize so-called moderate groups funded by ...

We don't recognize
that opposition coalition "state" either. - Of Fathers and Sons

We don't recognize that opposition coalition "stat...

No one, young or old,
recognizes the opposition. - Of Fathers and Sons

No one, young or old, recognizes the opposition.

All they care about are themselves,
luxury hotels, their empty talk... - Of Fathers and Sons

All they care about are themselves, luxury hotels, their emp...

Did you hear the bomb?
- Whatever. - Of Fathers and Sons

Did you hear the bomb? - Whatever.

God willing, for every child killed,
a thousand will be born. - Of Fathers and Sons

God willing, for every child killed, a thousand will be born...

For every hero killed,
a thousand new heroes will be born! - Of Fathers and Sons

For every hero killed, a thousand new heroes will be born!

With God's help we will keep fighting
until we liberate all of Syria - Of Fathers and Sons

With God's help we will keep fighting until we liberate...

You want to establish a fair caliphate!
- A fair Islamic caliphate - Of Fathers and Sons

You want to establish a fair caliphate! - A fair Islamic cal...

That's all we want.
But as for the pigs in the opposition... - Of Fathers and Sons

That's all we want. But as for the pigs in the oppositi...

Who are they! - Of Fathers and Sons

Ayman, how much is X times X? - Of Fathers and Sons

Ayman, how much is X times X?

But if I hadn't told you,
you wouldn't have known. - Of Fathers and Sons

But if I hadn't told you, you wouldn't have known.

One apple and two apples,
hmm, divided by... no. - Of Fathers and Sons

One apple and two apples, hmm, divided by... no.

Four apples divided by 10? - Of Fathers and Sons

Four apples divided by 10?

Four apples divided by ten. - Of Fathers and Sons

Four apples divided by ten.

I know, we'll cut up the apples and
divide them. - Of Fathers and Sons

I know, we'll cut up the apples and divide them.

I saw the teacher!
- Yes, he didn't die after all. - Of Fathers and Sons

I saw the teacher! - Yes, he didn't die after all.

Did you understand, Ayman?
- Yes. - Then tell me... - Of Fathers and Sons

Did you understand, Ayman? - Yes. - Then tell me...

The principal is a bastard. - Of Fathers and Sons

The principal is a bastard.

Once he hit my brother Mohammad-Omar,
then argued with my father. - Of Fathers and Sons

Once he hit my brother Mohammad-Omar, then argued with my fa...

Father told us to stop going to school.
We said, "Whatever you want." - Of Fathers and Sons

Father told us to stop going to school. We said, "Whate...

"Stop it!" - Of Fathers and Sons

I hit her foot! She told me to stop. - Of Fathers and Sons

I hit her foot! She told me to stop.

"Stop it!" - Of Fathers and Sons

One exploded, there may be more.
- I combed the area, there were no mines. - Of Fathers and Sons

One exploded, there may be more. - I combed the area, there ...

Show me the mines. I'll get rid of them.
I did it here before. - Of Fathers and Sons

Show me the mines. I'll get rid of them. I did it here ...

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Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.

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Director: Talal Derki

Writer: Talal Derki, Abd-Elhamed Emad Taha

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, war

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 70/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $12,579

Released: 16 Nov 2018

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 25 wins & 22 nominations total

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