Son of a Lion

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12/14/2016 Great job by the whole team, loved the movie See more 01/17/2011 Nice to see an Australian production set in Pakistan. This is a small tale of a music loving Islamic boy who doesn't want to join his father's weapon making business but instead simply wants to go to school and learn. There's plenty of political subtext in the symbolism, particularly with the peripheral characters and what they have to say, but there are no heavy handed messages here. There's a natural, authentic feel to the film, although this is slightly undermined by the overuse of traditional wailing voices on the soundtrack. Al in all an impressive debut by Gilmour, who judging by the credits wore about a dozen different hats during the production. See more 06/05/2010 Claro que não tem a mesma produção do que costumamos na HBO, mas que história. Que situação... See more 02/10/2010 Excelente... Nos deja claro que a veces hay que lanzarse al fuego por los sueños, perseverar y no dejar que otros nos impongan el futuro que quieren para nosotros, no importan los obstáculos que aparezcan, hay que luchar por lo que se quiere. See more 02/03/2010 Nicely done drama taking place (and filmed) in the Northwest Frontier Province. Nice acting by the leads, and the story is quite relevant with the current troubles in Pakistan and Afghanistan. See more 01/28/2010 Shot in a relative secrecy in an area of Pakistan normally off limits to foreigners, Son of a Lion is a product of risky querrila filmmaking. Niaz is a young Pashtun boy whose father, Sher Alam, was a proud fighter in the Mujahidin insurgency against the Soviets and now works as a gunsmith. Although Niaz cannot read nor write at 11 years old, Sher Alam refuses to let him attend school--rather, he is determined that Niaz shall learn the family trade. Consequently, Niaz looks for role models among the more educated and artistic of his elders, much to his father's disapproval. Son of a Lion isn't immediately accessible. It's use of untrained actors and production values that are necessarily low-fi can be distracting and the main story is not compelling. It's only some way into the film that its gentle humurous qualities are revealed and the people and culture are rendered sympathetically. Again, due to restrictive shooting conditions, there is a distinct lack of female characters. This omittance leaves the film with an unbalanced aesthetic, with the masculine lean of the film enhanced by the craggy lanscape. See more Read all reviews

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