Children of the Enemy

Name: Children of the Enemy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-11-17
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Patricio Galvez, Clive Stafford Smith, Alba Lagesjö Gonzales

2021
1h 37m

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7.1/10

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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.

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One man's lonely struggle to rescue his seven orphaned grandchildren from a prison camp in Syria.One man's lonely struggle to rescue his seven orphaned grandchildren from a prison camp in Syria.One man's lonely struggle to rescue his seven orphaned grandchildren from a prison camp in Syria.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

190

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Awards
- 6 wins & 18 nominations total

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Featured review

9/10

Captivating documentary

From the moment this documentary film starts you will be swept up into the very fabric of the story. It weaves, twists and enthrals. You can feel every frustrated breath Patricio takes as he tries desperately to rescue his seven grandchildren - and all of this set against the grief of losing his daughter, mother to those children.

The wall of inaction Patricio has to bang his head against would leave most of us fatigued and defeated. Not this man. He has a singular vision - to be reunited with his grandchildren. He encounters bluff and shadows from the politicians and governments - he quite literally appears to be on his own. Not to spoil the ending but it is well worth watching. Humanity has a future and his name is Patricio.