LIAS Film Series: "Of Fathers and Sons"
Director's Cut
09. Apr
In the LIAS film series in cooperation with the SCALA arthouse cinema, international films on cultural and socially critical topics are accompanied by introductions and discussions every month.
Date: Wednesday, April 9th 2025, 7 pm
Location: SCALA Arthouse Cinema | Apothekenstr. 17 | 21335 Lüneburg
Language: arabic original with english subtitles
With an Introduction by Director Talal Derki.
OF FATHERS AND SONS provides a unique and disturbing insight into the life of a radical Islamist family in Syria. After his Sundance Award-winning documentary ‘Return to Homs’, director Talal Derki returned to his home country, where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family and shared their daily lives for over two years.
Director Talal Derki focusses primarily on the children and provides 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) are at the centre of the story. Both love and admire their father and obey him, but while Osama seems to emulate his father and take the path of jihad, Ayman wants to go back to school and avoid this predetermined path. The film captures the moment when the children have to let go of their youth and ultimately become jihad fighters. No matter how close the war comes, they have already learnt one thing: they must not cry.
Free admission.
2017 | Talal Derki | Germany/Syria
