Sparse, tender and hypnotically moving.
A touching and tender road movie, although perhaps a little misty-eyed in the depiction of some of its characters.
A tough, tender, hugely moving work of mourning for all those Iraqi men and women who have disappeared since the Gulf War.
This is Saddam's vast unacknowledged history of murder and oppression. A sombre, painful, worthwhile film.
The drama initially plays like a road movie, with some amusing moments, but then grows more sombre, leaving the audience wondering where Ahmed, and his country, will go next.
It's a sensitive, stoical, compassionate film with a subtle feel for the detail of everyday life in this shattered land.
Son of Babylon: 'I made it for my family, for Iraq'
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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