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Dear Son

2018 · 100 min

A quiet, devastating plunge into a family's worst fear, told with restraint and mounting dread.

Directed by
Mohamed Ben Attia
Genres
Drama
Starring
Imen Cherif, Mouna Mejri, Mohamed Dhrif
Overview
Extremism slices through a Tunisian family with the realization that their teenage son has become an ISIS fighter.

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Directed by
Mohamed Ben Attia
Genres
Drama
Starring
Imen Cherif, Mouna Mejri, Mohamed Dhrif
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • faith
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Mohamed Ben Attia
Starring
Imen Cherif, Mouna Mejri, Mohamed Dhrif, Zakaria Ben Ayyed, Taylan Mintas, Tarik Copty
Cinematography
Frédéric Noirhomme
Runtime
100 min
Country
Belgium, France, Qatar, Tunisia
Languages
Turkish, English, Arabic

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