Director Talal Derki expected to attend!
Posing as a photojournalist who supports jihad, director Talal Derki takes extraordinary risks and gains vivid access to the family and life of 45-year-old Abu Osama, one of the founders of Al-Nusra, the Syrian arm of Al-Qaeda. The father of eight sons, Abu Osama is a fearsome example of those who believe firmly in violence as a means to an end. Scenes of the family's home life are interspersed with sweat-inducing moments involving jihadi camps for kids and a family outing to defuse bombs. Though certainly chilling at times, Of Fathers and Sons (winner of a Sundance Grand Jury Prize) is also a deeply compassionate portrait of young boys who are not given options over their lives and futures.
Director Talal Derki expected to attend!
Posing as a photojournalist who supports jihad, director Talal Derki takes extraordinary risks and gains vivid access to the family and life of 45-year-old Abu Osama, one of the founders of Al-Nusra, the Syrian arm of Al-Qaeda. The father of eight sons, Abu Osama is a fearsome example of those who believe firmly in violence as a means to an end. Scenes of the family's home life are interspersed with sweat-inducing moments involving jihadi camps for kids and a family outing to defuse bombs. Though certainly chilling at times, Of Fathers and Sons (winner of a Sundance Grand Jury Prize) is also a deeply compassionate portrait of young boys who are not given options over their lives and futures.
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