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Buzkashi Boys (2012)

Buzkashi Boys (2012)

Drama
Release Date: 2012, June 30
Directors: Sam French
Countries: Afghanistan, United States of America
Cast: Wali Talash, Fawad Mohammadi, Jawanmard Paiz

Overview:

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 tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.