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Buzkashi Boys

Directed by Sam French 

Afghanistan, United States

29 mins

2012

Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat – “Buzkashi Boys” is a ground-breaking narrative film about two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who strive to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth.

Credits

Writer
Sam French, Martin Desmond Roe
Producer
Emily Buller, Ariel Nasr
Cinematographer
Duraid Munajim
Production Design
Matthew Thompson
Editor
Nels Bangerter
Music
Jim Dooley
Cast
Fawad Mohammadi
Jawanmard Paiz
Wali Talash