Of Fathers and Sons

2018 | Documentary, War

Synopsis

Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.

Scores

Overall Score
38.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
8.3%
Review Aggregate
82.9

Critic Consensus

95.7% Fresh • 23 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, political, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlypoliticalvisually strikingcharacter-drivenemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes2,856

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$12,579$15,715
International2018N/AN/A
Worldwide2018$12,579$15,715

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2018$6,290$7,857
Digital Rentals ?2018$274,000$342,309
Digital Purchases ?2018$330,000$412,270
Physical Rentals ?2018$169,000$211,132
Physical Purchases ?2018$478,000$597,167
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$71,100$88,825
Total Revenues2018$1,328,390$1,659,561
Expenses
Budget ?2018$237,000 (est)$296,085 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$80,000 (est)$99,944 (est)
Participations2018$27,000$33,731
Residuals ?2018$63,000$78,706
Interest & Overhead2018$47,400$59,217
Total Expenses2018$454,400$567,683
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$873,990$1,091,878

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