Son of a Lion
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.
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Benjamin Gilmour Director
First release October 6, 2007 · Produced in Pakistan, Australia · Production Carolyn Johnson Films, Leapfrog Productions
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Australian Film Commission
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Carolyn Johnson Films
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Leapfrog Productions
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Pakistan · Australia
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Original title
بپي شير
Original language
Pashto
Spoken on screen
Pashto
Release dates
North Korea · October 6, 2007
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No release date listed for United States.
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