Son of a Lion
2007, Pushto. Directed by Benjamin Gilmour.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Pushto
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Cast & crew
- Benjamin GilmourDirector
- Niaz Khan ShinwariThe Son
- Sher Alam Miskeen UstadThe Father
- Baktiyar Ahmed AfridiThe Uncle
- Anousha Vasif ShinwariAnousha Baktiyar
- Fazal BibiGrandma
- Khaista MirPite Afridi / Shell-catching boy
- Hayat Khan ShinwariHayat Afridi
- Agha JaanAgha Jaan
- Noor UllahAgha Jaan's son
- Mubasir AfridiRabab player
- Sarwar Khan ShinwariGrandpa
- Khalid KhanDentist
Details
- Released
- 6 October 2007
- Original title
- بپي شير
- Country
- Pakistan, Australia
- Written by
- Benjamin Gilmour
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Son of a Lion runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Who directed Son of a Lion?
Son of a Lion (2007) was directed by Benjamin Gilmour and stars Niaz Khan Shinwari, Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad, Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi.