In Our Son’s Name an intimate portrait of Phyllis and Orlando Rodríguez, whose lives are transformed by
their
son’s death in the World Trade Center
on September 11, 2001. Despite overwhelming grief,
Phyllis an Orlando
nevertheless
oppose war in Afghanistan
and Iraq,
befriend the mother of avowed
9/11 conspirator
Zacarias Moussaoui,
speak
out against anti-Muslim actions,
and find
meaning in work
with prison
inmates – challenging conventional
ideas about justice and healing.
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