Oscar Best Documentary Nominees 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the 5 Documentaries Up For an Oscar This Year
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Created by Berlin-based filmmaker Talal Derki, this documentary provides a rare look into the life of an Islamic Caliphate, following Derki as he returns home to his native Syria and (posing as a jihadist-sympathizing photojournalist) chronicles the daily life of a radical Islamist family over the course of two years. The film acts as a follow-up to Derki's 2013 debut, the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner The Return to Homs, though rather than focusing on rebel insurgents, this documentary shows an even scarier reality: young boys under the absolute influence of an Al-Nusra Front member and father of eight.