Son of a Lion (2007)
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.
Director: Benjamin Gilmour
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Niaz Khan Shinwari as The Son |
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Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad as The Father |
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Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi as The Uncle |
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Anousha Vasif Shinwari as Anousha Baktiyar |
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Fazal Bibi as Grandma |
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Khaista Mir as Pite Afridi / Shell-catching boy |
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Hayat Khan Shinwari as Hayat Afridi |
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Agha Jaan as Agha Jaan |
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Noor Ullah as Agha Jaan's son |
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Mubasir Afridi as Rabab player |
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Sarwar Khan Shinwari as Grandpa |
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Khalid Khan as Dentist |
| Directing | Benjamin Gilmour | Director |
| Writing | Benjamin Gilmour | Writer |
| Production | Carolyn Johnson | Producer |
