An Australian, independent drama shot - in remarkably trying conditions - in the North West Frontier, Pakistan. "Novice filmmaker Benjamin...
An Australian, independent drama shot - in remarkably trying conditions - in the North West Frontier, Pakistan. "Novice filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour made the film without a permit in a Pashtun tribal area, where film is seen by many as a suspect medium. He filmed with a small digital camera and disguised himself as a Pashtun. His lead actors were chosen for him by his executive producer, the local man who showed him around and eased him into the community" - The Age.
Set in Pakistan's tribal weapon-making village of Darra Adam Khel, a young Pashtun boy, Niaz Afridi, spends his days patiently mastering the intricacies of AK-47s. But Niaz defies his father's expectation, to carry on the family's gun business, and demands an education instead.
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