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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Son of a Lion
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Film Details - Carolyn Johnson Films , 2008

Producers:

Carolyn Johnson.

Production Companies:

Carolyn Johnson Films.

Finance Organisations:

Australian Film Commission (post-production funding).

Director of Photography:

Benjamin Gilmour and Haroon John.

Editors:

Alison Croft.

Music:

Amanda Brown.

Cast:

Including Niaz Khan Shinwari (Son) and Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad (Father).

Location:

  • Filmed on the north west frontier of Pakistan.

Awards:

  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Director (nominated), 2009.
  • IF Award, Best Music (won), 2008.
  • IF Award, Independent Spirit Award (won), 2008.
Subjects:
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    Pakistan,
    c
    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • c
    Afghanistan,
    c
    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
Settings:
  • c
    Pakistan,
    c
    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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