Opium War
Sydney Premiere | 2012
The director Siddiq Barmak was born in Afghanistan in 1962. He studied filmmaking in Moscow. He had written a few screenplays and had made a few short films before he shot in Afghanistan his first feature film Osama. He was the director of the Afghan Film organization from 1992 to 1996 and after the establishment of the new government he was once again chosen to manage it. All his works were banned during the time of the Taliban.
Synopsis
Two American soldiers are stranded after their helicopter crashes in enemy territory in Afghanistan. The soldiers are constantly at odds but must rely on each other to survive. As they cross poppy fields, along the way, they encounter a local family that lives in the shell of a Soviet tank and grows opium to survive. The family, full of wacky characters, is also constantly at each other’s throats. The lives of the two soldiers now depends on the mercy of these farmers.
Festivals
Afghanistan’s official submission to the 2009 Foreign Feature Academy Awards; winner of The Golden Marc’Aurelio Critics’ award for Best Film at Rome International Film Festival (2008)
Production Team
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Director
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Siddiq Barmak
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Country
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Iran
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Runtime
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90 min
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Language
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Dari with English Subtitles
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Premiere Status
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Classification
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18+
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Year
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2012
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Screenwriter
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Siddiq Barmak
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Producer
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Cinematographer
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Editor
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Cast
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Peter Bussian, Joe Suba, Fawad Samani, Jawanmard Paiez and Marina Golbahari
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