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.
Son of a Lion (2007)
Directed by Benjamin Gilmour
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$53,490
Themes
Tags
Adam Khel, Coming Of Age/Teen, Darra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Niaz Afridi, Pakistan
Attributes
Narrative Location: set in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Alternate Titles
Der Sohn des Waffenmachers
DE
Filho do Leão
BR
Hijo de León
ES
O gios tou liontariou
GR
Son of a Lion
AU, GB