General Information

Author/Creator

McEnvoy, Michael. Farouky, Saeed Taji, director director

Language

Persian.

Published

Afghanistan, 2015.

Physical Description

Blu-Ray (84 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00005677

Contents/Summary

Summary

NATO troops have evacuated but the war in Afghanistan continues. Over the course of a year, the filmmakers Saeed Taji Farouky and Michael McEvoy accompany an Afghan National Army battalion of hardened veterans and new recruits desperate for a steady income. The soldiers battle insurgents in the province of Helmand, venturing from their base to track down suspected Taliban and stake out opium crops. This is one of Afghanistan's most dangerous regions, nicknamed “bomb alley” by NATO troops. In this remote outpost we find the experienced Captain Jalaluddin and the new recruit, Private Sunnatullah. At one point the battalion scavenges an abandoned NATO base for supplies but even the wiring has been stripped away, while another routine operation suddenly erupts into a deadly firefight sending soldiers and cameraman scurrying for their lives.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note

Film also on HDD Verzio11/12 located: M22 R17 S2 R4

Library Special Collection

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
Blu-Ray Disc	OSA Film Library	FL Record 3925	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 3925 (HU_OSA_00005677.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format