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      Children of the Enemy

      2021 1h 36m Documentary List
      Reviews 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 little interest in freeing them, Patricio starts a one-man campaign to save their lives and bring them home. Read More Read Less

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      Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times [A] timely and unnerving documentary... Nov 17, 2021 Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety A taut and necessary addition to a growing corpus of documentaries, including "Sabaya" and "The Return: Life After ISIS," that put faces onto the too-often faceless processes of post-ISIS international policymaking. May 1, 2021 Full Review Neil Young Screen International 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. Apr 30, 2021 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia A moving portrait of man on a desperate journey to find redemption through the rescue of his grandchildren from almost certain death. Apr 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis 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 little interest in freeing them, Patricio starts a one-man campaign to save their lives and bring them home.
      Director
      Gorki Glaser-Müller
      Producer
      John Battsek, Annika Hellström
      Screenwriter
      Gorki Glaser-Müller, Gorki Glaser-Müller
      Production Co
      Cinenic Film, Sveriges Television, Toolbox Film
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      Swedish
      Runtime
      1h 36m