Son of a Lion
Son of a Lion

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11 year old Niaz's father has been a Pashtun on jihad in Afghanistan. Back in Darra in NWFP of Pakistan, where guns and hashish are common, he wants Niaz to learn to shoot and work in his gun workshop, while Niaz wants to go to school.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Son of a Lion:

Niaz Khan Shinwari
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad
Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi
Anousha Vasif Shinwari
Fazal Bibi
Khaista Mir

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11 year old Niaz's father has been a Pashtun on jihad in Afghanistan. Back in Darra in NWFP of Pakistan, where guns and hashish are common, he wants Niaz to learn to shoot and work in his gun workshop, while Niaz wants to go to school.

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The Age (Australia) - 10/10 by Sandra HallFilms take a gamble when they take you out of your zone of familiarity -- as this one does.
Variety - 8/10 by Richard KuipersA commendable addition to the growing number of films centered on children in post-9/11 Islamic societies.
sbs.com.au - 8/10 by Don GrovesFather and son face a cultural divide in Pakistan.
The Age (Australia) - 4/10 by Jake WilsonAs a work of art, it's a transparent con, particularly when Gilmour defensively insists on the 'humanity' of his characters for the benefit of the Western viewer.
User Review - 10/10 by Muhammad KGreat job by the whole team, loved the movie
User Review - 8/10 by Michael YExcelente... Nos deja claro que a veces hay que lanzarse al fuego por los sueños, perseverar y no dejar que otros nos impongan el futuro que quieren para nosotros, no importan los obstáculos que aparezcan, hay que luchar por lo que se quiere.
User Review - 8/10 by Brian FFirst feature directed by Sydney paramedic Benjamin Gilmour is a low budget story set in the Pashtun tribal area of Pakistan. A simple tale of a 11 year old boy who wants to enrol in school; his stern father, a former Mujihadeen, wants him to instead learn the family business, firearms manufacturing. Shot in secret, at some risk to all involved, this story is told carefully and effectively using amateur actors. In the process, a rare insight is afforded into an area we all know about as the hiding place of Osama Bin Laden, but almost never get to see on a human level. Should be compulsive viewing for presidential candidates and their advisors, who routinely discuss sending in the troops and bombers to this region. Well worth the price of a ticket, but will probably come out on SBS before too long. I've bought the companion book, "Warrior Poets" and I'm looking forward to reading it.
User Review - 8/10 by Chris GPoetic and reasoned story of father and son.
User Review - 8/10 by Mary MOpens your eyes to a very maligned part of the world.
User Review - 8/10 by Anders FWorth watching just for the fact it was filmed under dangerous circumstances covertly. Some of the dialogue is a bit heavy handed (a random mullah in conversation: "the west doesn't realise the majority of muslims are moderate" etc etc) but the performances from non actors are top notch. Even contains some surprisingly humerous moments in an otherwise fairly bleak tale. The scenery is amazing too.

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