Children of the Enemy

Name: Children of the Enemy
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 17, 2021
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Beatrice Eriksson, Cecilia Uddén, Clive Stafford Smith, Gorki Glaser-Müller, Isabel Coles

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TriArt Film | Release Date: November 17, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Beatrice Eriksson, Cecilia Uddén, Clive Stafford Smith, Gorki Glaser-Müller, Isabel Coles, Patricio Galvez, Rena Effendi, Simon Sewell, Terese Cristiansson

Summary: Patricio Galvez’ daughter married one of Sweden’s most notorious ISIS terrorists. In 2014, they join the fight for a caliphate in Syria. Both are killed in its collapse in 2019, but their seven young children survive and are interned in the infamous al-Hol prison camp as “Children of the Enemy”. When the Swedish authorities show littlePatricio Galvez’ daughter married one of Sweden’s most notorious ISIS terrorists. In 2014, they join the fight for a caliphate in Syria. Both are killed in its collapse in 2019, but their seven young children survive and are interned in the infamous al-Hol prison camp as “Children of the Enemy”. When the Swedish authorities show little interest in freeing them, Patricio starts a one-man campaign to save their lives and bring them home.… Expand

Director: Gorki Glaser-Müller

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Ray Lobo

Jan 13, 2022

Children of the Enemy will give nuance to your understanding of the Syrian conflict, radicalization, and issues revolving around resettlement and citizenship. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Nov 16, 2021

An abundance of earnestness is hardly a fatal flaw in a story as innately complex and moving as this one, especially once it moves beyond its most obvious crescendo, and instead of bowing out in a note of relief and resolution, dares to re-complicate the situation. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Nov 16, 2021

The dire theme of innocent children being blamed for “the sins of the father” — and the attendant social and political turbulence they face — as efforts are made to find these youngsters a safe and loving place in the world receives a vital spotlight here. Read full review

Neil Young

Nov 16, 2021

The film is most effective in simply conveying the agonising practical realities of Galvez’s quest, an operation involving endless telephone calls and long down-time periods of waiting punctuated by brief flurries of frenzied activity. Read full review

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