Son of a Lion

Son of a Lion
Directed byBenjamin Gilmour
Written byBenjamin Gilmour in collaboration with the people of Kohat and Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan
Produced byCarolyn Johnson
StarringNiaz 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
CinematographyBenjamin Gilmour, Haroon John
Edited byAlison McSkimming Croft
Music byAmanda Brown
Production
company
Carolyn Johnson Films
Distributed byARD Degeto Film, Mara Pictures
Release date
  • 6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) (Pusan International Film Festival)[1]
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesAustralia
Pakistan
LanguagePashto

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.

  1. ^ a b Kuipers, Richard (7 October 2007). "Son of a Lion". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ Kumar, Sangeeta (28 October 2009). "Son of a Lion". EGO Magazine. New York City. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
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