Buzkashi Boys (2012)
28m
Running Time
June 30, 2012Release Date
Buzkashi Boys (2012)
28m
Running Time
June 30, 2012Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Fawad Mohammadi
Rafi
Jawanmard Paiz
Ahmad
Wali Talash
Blacksmith
Sam French
Director
Martin Desmond Roe
Writer
Duraid Munajim
Director of Photography
Nels Bangerter
Editor
Ariel Nasr
Producer
Details.
Release DateJune 30, 2012
StatusReleased
Running Time28m
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Wiki.
Buzkashi Boys is a 2012 film, co-produced in Afghanistan and the United States. It was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.After being nominated for an Oscar, the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD.