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form y separately published work icon Jirga single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Jirga
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'A modern morality tale about a former Australian soldier, Mike, who returns to Afghanistan to find the family of a civilian he accidentally killed during the war. Seeking forgiveness, he puts his life in the hands of the village justice system – the Jirga.'

Source: Screen Australia.

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Works about this Work

BTS: 2018 AACTA Awards Scott Baker , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 9 December 2018;
The Australian War Film Jirga Is a Lesson in Afghan Forgiveness Ehsan Azari Stanizai , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 September 2018;

— Review of Jirga Benjamin Gilmour , 2018 single work film/TV

'It is cathartic when a war movie takes us far beyond the horror of bullets, bomb and blood into the other side of the battlefield — the emotional impact on individuals.'  (Introduction)

The Australian War Film Jirga Is a Lesson in Afghan Forgiveness Ehsan Azari Stanizai , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 September 2018;

— Review of Jirga Benjamin Gilmour , 2018 single work film/TV

'It is cathartic when a war movie takes us far beyond the horror of bullets, bomb and blood into the other side of the battlefield — the emotional impact on individuals.'  (Introduction)

BTS: 2018 AACTA Awards Scott Baker , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 9 December 2018;
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