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Boy Mir, The: Ten Years in Afghanistan

Synopsis
Phil Grabsky’s documentary was filmed over the course of ten years and follows the life of an Afghani boy, Mir, growing up in the years after the fall of the Taliban in 2002. The film traces his journey across ten years, from the age of eight to eighteen, showing how Mir comes of age in a turbulent, dangerous country.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2012
Subjects
Anthropology; Social Studies
Keywords
Afghanistan; conflict; Taliban

Online availability

URI
http://www.seventh-art.com/shop/the-boy-mir-ten-years-in-afghanistan/
Price
£6.99
Delivery
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Credits

Director
Phil Grabsky
Producer
Amanda Wilkie; Phil Grabsky
Cinematographer
Shoaib Sharifi
Writer
Phil Grabsky
Editor
Phil Reynolds
Music
Richard Durrant

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£12.99
Availability
Sale
Year
2015

Distributor

Name

Seventh Art Productions

Email
info@seventh-art.co.uk
Web
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Phone
01273 777678
Address
63 Ship Street
Brighton
BN1 1AE
Notes
Seventh Art specialises in producing television programmes and films on history and the arts, under the direction of award-winning documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky. There are several series on aspects of the history of art, presented by Tim Marlow, as well as programmes on the life and work of Mozart and Beethoven and figures from ancient and more recent history such as Nero and Nelson. Sale on DVD.

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