For English, see below.

I samarbejde med CPH:DOX viser vi den prisbelønnede dokumentarfilm ‘Of Fathers and Sons’ om to drenges opvækst i en radikal islamistisk familie i Syrien. 

Efter fremvisningen er der lagt op til diskussion med filmens instruktør, Talal Derki, og seniorforsker ved Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier (DIIS), Helle Malmvig, om maskulinitet i Mellemøsten og had, der går i arv. Direktør i Selskabet, Charlotte Flindt Pedersen, modererer diskussionen. 

Som medlem af Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab koster en billet 72 kroner. (Billetpris for ikke-medlemmer: 90 kroner.)

Om filmen:

I et sparsomt indrettet rum ligger to mænd og slapper af efter en lang dag i krigsmarken. En flok unge drenge løber rundt, larmer og griner, som alle 10-årige gør. Forskellen er bare, at disse drenge er sønner af de IS-krigere, der ligger og slænger sig i lokalet. Deres godnathistorier består af historier fra krigen og om martyrer, der har ofret sig selv i selvmordsbomber. Når godnathistorien er færdig bliver der kysset og krammet og sagt ’Jeg elsker dig’ inden lyset bliver slukket. Drengene vil gerne være ligesom deres fædre og flere af dem er opkaldt efter hvad de fleste kalder terrorister, men som på disse egne anses som helte. Syriske Talal Derki har boet i over to år sammen med IS-krigeren Abu Osamas familie, og hans både chokerende og dybt menneskelige ‘Of Fathers and Sons’ giver et unikt indblik i den overraskende ømhed, der gemmer sig under de frygtede sorte flag fra Islamisk Stat i Syrien. For selvom man elsker døden højere end livet, er kærligheden til ens børn stadig større end begge dele.  

Filmen vandt hovedprisen “Best World Documentary” på Sundance Film Festival 2018.  

Køb billet: 

Som medlem af Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab får du 20% rabat på din billet. Du opnår rabatten ved at fremvise dit medlemskort eller oplyse dit medlemsnummer, når du afhenter din billet i Grand Teatret. Vær opmærksom på, at billetten først kan afhentes og betales efter den 15. marts 2018. 

Du kan dog allerede nu reservere din billet på GRAND Teatrets hjemmeside: https://grandteatret.dk/film/filminfo/?filmid=32672094 eller på telefon: 33 15 16 11. 

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English version:

On 19 March we are screening the award-winning documentary ‘Of Fathers and Sons’ in collaboration with CPH:DOX. The documentary, in which we follow the coming-of-age of two boys in a radical Islamic family in Syria, is followed by a debate on masculinity in the Middle East with DIIS researcher and Middle East expert Helle Malmvig. This debate is moderated by the director of The Danish Foreign Policy Society, Charlotte Flindt Pedersen.

About the film:
Born as a warrior? Martyr dreams as a goodnight story in a both shocking and deeply human film about family life as an ISIS warrior in Syria. Two men are relaxing in a sparsely decorated room after a long day in the battlefield. A group of young boys are running around noisily while laughing, like 10-year-olds do. But these boys are the sons of the ISIS warriors who are relaxing in the room. Their goodnight stories consist of tales from the war and about martyrs, who have sacrificed themselves as suicide bombers. When the goodnight stories are finished, their fathers kiss and hug them and say ‘I love you’ before the lights are turned off. The boys want to be like their fathers, and several of them are named after people, who would be categorized as terrorists by most people, but who are considered heroes here. Syrian filmmaker Talal Derki lived with the ISIS warrior Abu Osama’s family for more than two years, and his both shocking and deeply human ‘Of Fathers and Sons’ gives us a unique look at the surprising tenderness that hides under the feared black flag of the Islamic State of Syria. For even if you love death more than life, the love for your children is greater still.

The documentary won the main prize in the category “Best World Documentary” at Sundance Film Festival 2018. 

Tickets:

As a member of The Danish Foreign Policy Society you get a 20% discount on your ticket. The discount is applied when you show your membership card or give your membership number, as you pick up your ticket at Grand Teatret. Please be aware that you cannot collect or pay the ticket before 15 March. 

You can, however, reserve your ticket today at Grand Teatret’s website:  https://grandteatret.dk/film/filminfo/?filmid=32672094 or by phone: +45 33 15 16 11.