sergioumuaythaibox Review of Of Fathers and Sons

Of Fathers and Sons (2017)

Skeptical - Real Issues but still Skeptical

[7/10 · 3 March 2019]

The documentary is good, very very good. Talks about real issues definitely but there are some things which bothered me. Placement of cameras. Did he use hidden cameras? Sometimes there were some cameras seen which meant there were more than one camera. People talked candidly yet at times they seemed to be aware of camera presence and yet, not look into it. Passing glances at the best. Following children around without any of their guardians. Consistency was a problem too. Towards the end, the hair would grow or become short from scene to scene. Training camp videos, that looks very dubious. How come these people allowed him and the cameras inside the training camp, even though the faces were covered in ski masks. And the ski masks, which had ISIS logo on them. Did they order it from Alibaba? Who is funding all that, this question was never asked. While the documentary has touched the right subject and has shown the reality, it appeared scripted and acted, taking away the feel of scary doc, being filmed in the heart of these war mongers.