Australian-Pakistani drama film about a Pashtun boy
Son of a Lion
Directed by
Benjamin Gilmour
Written by
Benjamin Gilmour in collaboration with the people of Kohat and Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan
Produced by
Carolyn Johnson
Starring
Niaz Khan Shinwari, Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad Baktiyar, Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi Agha, Agha Jaan Anousha Baktiyar, Fazal Bibi Pite, Khaista Mir Hayat Afridi, Anousha Vasif Shinwari, Hayat Khan Shinwari
Cinematography
Benjamin Gilmour, Haroon John
Edited by
Alison McSkimming Croft
Music by
Amanda Brown
Production company
Carolyn Johnson Films
Distributed by
ARD Degeto Film, Mara Pictures
Release date
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) (Pusan International Film Festival)[1]
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
Australia Pakistan
Language
Pashto
Son of a Lion is a 2007 Australian-Pakistani drama film set in Darra Adam Khel, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.[2] The film tells the story of Niaz Afridi (Niaz Khan Shinwari), a Pashtun boy who wants to go to school instead of carrying on the family business of manufacturing firearms.[1] The director, Benjamin Gilmour, is an Australian former paramedic; Son of a Lion is his first film. It was filmed in the area around Darra with the cooperation of local residents. The actors are local non-professionals and much of the dialogue is improvised.[3][4] It has received generally positive reviews. The film is in Pashto with English subtitles.
^ abKuipers, Richard (7 October 2007). "Son of a Lion". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
^Kumar, Sangeeta (28 October 2009). "Son of a Lion". EGO Magazine. New York City. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
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