Son of a Lion

Nov 6 2009 N/A 1h 32m
Drama, War

In the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, a widowed father expects his only son to follow in his footsteps. Darra Adam Khel is home to the ethnic Pashtuns. The local industry is the handcrafting of firearms. It has been this way since long before the war on terror. Eleven-year-old Niaz Afridi works with his father learning how to make and test weapons just as Sher Alam learnt from his father before him. But Niaz doesn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps. He wants to go to school.

Plot

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.

Written by

Benjamin Gilmour

Directed by

Benjamin Gilmour

Cast

Niaz Khan Shinwari, Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad, Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia, Pakistan

Production Companies

Australian Film Commission, Carolyn Johnson Films, Leapfrog Productions

Languages

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations total

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
243
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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