Son of a Lion
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Benjamin Gilmour
Niaz Khan Shinwari
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad Baktiyar
Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi Agha
Agha Jaan Anousha Baktiyar
Fazal Bibi Pite
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A Pashtun lad challenges his father's authority by refusing the future mapped out for him in an area of the Hindu Kush mountains where weapons are manufactured.
Director
Benjamin Gilmour
Cast
Niaz 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
Crew
Amanda Brown
Benjamin Gilmour
Benjamin Gilmour
Benjamin Gilmour
Haroon John
Haroon John
Carolyn Johnson
Hayat Khan Shinwari
Hayat Khan Shinwari
Jeff Mcdonald
Alison Mcskimming Croft
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States October 2007
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States February 2008
Released in United States December 2008
Released in United States 2009
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 25-October 10, 2008.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum/Generation 14plus) February 7-17, 2008.
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of AsiaAfrica) December 11-18, 2008.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) April 23-May 7, 2009.
Feature directorial debut for Benjamin Gilmour.
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 25-October 10, 2008.)
Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum/Generation 14plus) February 7-17, 2008.)
Released in United States December 2008 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of AsiaAfrica) December 11-18, 2008.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) April 23-May 7, 2009.)
