Son of a Lion 2007
6.7 / 10
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Son
... Father
... The Uncle
... Anousha Baktiyar
FB
Fazal Bibi... Grandma
KM
Khaista Mir... Pite Afridi / Shell-catching boy
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Release Date:
Oct 06, 2007 (Australia,Pakistan)
Run Time:
1hr 32`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Pushto
Production Countries:
Australia,Pakistan
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Son of a Lion - Son of a Lion
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Son
... Father
... The Uncle
... Anousha Baktiyar
FB
Fazal Bibi... Grandma
KM
Khaista Mir... Pite Afridi / Shell-catching boy
... Hayat Afridi
AJ
Agha Jaan... Agha Jaan
NU
Noor Ullah... Agha Jaan's son
... Rabab player
... Grandpa
KK
Khalid Khan... Dentist
Produced By
... Producer
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Son of a Lion - Son of a Lion
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