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Son of a Lion is a 2007 Australian-Pakistani drama film set in Darra Adam Khel, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The film tells the story of Niaz Afridi, a Pashtun boy who wants to go to school instead of carrying on the family business of manufacturing firearms. 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. It has received generally positive reviews. The film is in Pashto with English subtitles.
Original Release
10/06/2007
Cast
Name | Character |
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Niaz Khan Shinwari | Naiz Afridi the son / Son |
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad | Sher Alam Afridi the father / Father |
Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi | Baktiyar Afridi the uncle |
Anousha Vasif Shinwari | Anousha Baktiyar |
Fazal Bibi | Grandma |
Khaista Mir | Pite Afridi / Shell-catching boy |
Hayat Khan Shinwari | Hayat Afridi |
Agha Jaan | Agha Jaan |
Noor Ullah | Agha Jaan's son |
Mubasir Afridi | Rabab player |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Niaz Khan Shinwari | Naiz Afridi the son / Son |
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad | Sher Alam Afridi the father / Father |
Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi | Baktiyar Afridi the uncle |
Anousha Vasif Shinwari | Anousha Baktiyar |
Fazal Bibi | Grandma |
Khaista Mir | Pite Afridi / Shell-catching boy |
Hayat Khan Shinwari | Hayat Afridi |
Agha Jaan | Agha Jaan |
Noor Ullah | Agha Jaan's son |
Mubasir Afridi | Rabab player |
Sarwar Khan Shinwari | Grandpa |
Khalid Khan | Dentist |
Mohamed Aziz | Henchboy / Shell-catching boy |
Sher Khan Kalamu Dacoit | Madman |
Gul Ghamir | Shell-catching boy |
Akhtar Gul | Nut Seller |
Noor Gul | Arms Dealer |
Noor Habib | Local man |
Mohamed Ismail | PCO Operator |
Johnny Jahanzeb | Second Opinion Dentist |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hayat Khan Shinwari | Executive Producer |
Benjamin Gilmour | Producer |
Carolyn Johnson | Producer |
Jeff McDonald | Producer |