Son of a Lion
92 mins
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.
Niaz Khan Shinwari
The Son
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad
The Father
Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi
The Uncle
Anousha Vasif Shinwari
Anousha Baktiyar
Fazal Bibi
Grandma
Khaista Mir
Pite Afridi / Shell-catching boy
Hayat Khan Shinwari
Hayat Afridi
Agha Jaan
Agha Jaan
Noor Ullah
Agha Jaan's son
Mubasir Afridi
Rabab player
Sarwar Khan Shinwari
Grandpa
Khalid Khan
Dentist
