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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| VarietyJessica KiangAn abundance of earnestness is hardly a fatal flaw in a story as innately complex and moving as this one, especially once it moves beyond its most obvious crescendo, and instead of bowing out in a note of relief and resolution, dares to re-complicate the situation. |
| Film ThreatRay LoboChildren of the Enemy will give nuance to your understanding of the Syrian conflict, radicalization, and issues revolving around resettlement and citizenship. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe dire theme of innocent children being blamed for “the sins of the father” — and the attendant social and political turbulence they face — as efforts are made to find these youngsters a safe and loving place in the world receives a vital spotlight here. |
| Screen DailyNeil YoungThe 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. |
