Son of Babylon
2009 1h 40m movie Film

Son of Babylon

ابن بابل

Synopsis

ابن بابل

A willful young boy follows his just as obstinate grandmother in a journey across Iraq, determined to discover the fate of her missing son, Ahmed's father, who never returned from war.

The 2008–2010 Other Asia Window

52 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Son of Babylon sits at position #13.

  1. Prophet Joseph
    #1

    Prophet Joseph

    ★ 7.9 · 2009

  2. The White Meadows
    #2

    The White Meadows

    ★ 7.8 · 2009

  3. Bittersweet
    #3

    Bittersweet

    ★ 7.5 · 2010

  4. The Song of Sparrows
    #4

    The Song of Sparrows

    ★ 7.5 · 2008

  5. About Elly
    #5

    About Elly

    ★ 7.4 · 2009

  6. Ibrahim El-Abyad
    #6

    Ibrahim El-Abyad

    ★ 7.4 · 2009

  7. Light of My Eyes
    #7

    Light of My Eyes

    ★ 7.2 · 2010

  8. The Kingdom of Solomon
    #8

    The Kingdom of Solomon

    ★ 7.2 · 2010

Other Titles From UK Film Council

The 2000s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Son of Babylon premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #172 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #129 of 356 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Iraq, Egypt, France, Netherlands, Palestinian Territory, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Original Language Arabic
Spoken Languages Arabic, English, Kurdish
Production Companies UK Film Council, Screen Yorkshire, Rotterdam Media Fund, Fonds Sud Cinéma, Netherlands Fund for Film
Runtime 1h 40m
Release Date May 1, 2009
IMDb tt1415290

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