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Terki avoids too much moralizing or even authoring, allowing his camera and presence to fade into the background of most scenes. Nov 23, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Terki avoids too much moralizing or even authoring, allowing his camera and presence to fade into the background of most scenes.
Brian Tallerico
[Derki's poetic narration] serve to frame "Of Fathers and Sons" with the feeling that you're seeing a warped dream of family survival, one in which still-noticeable human bonds can't help but be corroded by isolating hatred and extremist ideology. Nov 20, 2018 | Full Review…
[Derki's poetic narration] serve to frame "Of Fathers and Sons" with the feeling that you're seeing a warped dream of family survival, one in which still-noticeable human bonds can't help but be corroded by isolating hatred and extremist ideology.
Robert Abele
"Of Fathers and Sons" is ultimately more impressive for its access than it is revealing of drives or beliefs. If Derki's goal was to capture what causes ideology to spread, he and his camera look without seeing. Nov 15, 2018 | Full Review…
"Of Fathers and Sons" is ultimately more impressive for its access than it is revealing of drives or beliefs. If Derki's goal was to capture what causes ideology to spread, he and his camera look without seeing.
Ben Kenigsberg
An admirably audacious feat of documentarian access, Of Fathers and Sons is of obvious topical and anthropological interest as a glimpse into the gradual radicalization of young males and the deep community ties which underpin the process. Jan 4, 2018 | Full Review…
An admirably audacious feat of documentarian access, Of Fathers and Sons is of obvious topical and anthropological interest as a glimpse into the gradual radicalization of young males and the deep community ties which underpin the process.
Neil Young
An intrepid, cold sweat-inducing study of Jihadi radicalization in the home from celebrated Syrian docmaker Talal Derki. Nov 24, 2017 | Full Review…
An intrepid, cold sweat-inducing study of Jihadi radicalization in the home from celebrated Syrian docmaker Talal Derki.
Guy Lodge
At its heart, this film perceptively asks us to hold our vitriol for a short while, and to see what the face of jihadist fundamentalism really looks like. Feb 17, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
At its heart, this film perceptively asks us to hold our vitriol for a short while, and to see what the face of jihadist fundamentalism really looks like.
Tomas Trussow
While the ethics of Derki's decision to falsify himself to gain access to family can be debated, it all makes for a stunning work. Jan 22, 2019 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
While the ethics of Derki's decision to falsify himself to gain access to family can be debated, it all makes for a stunning work.
Courtney Small
Watching boys being immersed in violence and trained to become killers as part of their role as Al Qaeda members. Dec 31, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Watching boys being immersed in violence and trained to become killers as part of their role as Al Qaeda members.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Even with that distance built between the audience and Derki's subjects, Of Fathers and Sons remains one of the most gut wrenching documentaries of the year. Dec 18, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Even with that distance built between the audience and Derki's subjects, Of Fathers and Sons remains one of the most gut wrenching documentaries of the year.
Andrew Parker
The reigning champion of documentary access, director Derki shows us a future without a future, war in the Middle East. Dec 13, 2018 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…
The reigning champion of documentary access, director Derki shows us a future without a future, war in the Middle East.
Ron Wilkinson
By now, multiple movies have examined the military conflict in Syria from ground level, but this documentary offers a fresh perspective. Nov 23, 2018 | Full Review…
By now, multiple movies have examined the military conflict in Syria from ground level, but this documentary offers a fresh perspective.
Todd Jorgenson
Every scene in Syrian director Talal Derki's Of Fathers and Sons is carefully placed to make a point. Nov 21, 2018 | Full Review…
Every scene in Syrian director Talal Derki's Of Fathers and Sons is carefully placed to make a point.
Steve Erickson
Derki makes such an effort to be a fly on the wall that it becomes obvious how overly labored and edited together the result is (just pay attention to where the camera is), but at least he captures a disturbing reality in which childhood innocence dies with fanaticism and hatred.
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