Film
Sons of Haji Omar
1978 · 58m · Documentary
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Overview
Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on his family: Haji Omar, the patriarch; Anwar, the eldest, his father's favorite, a pastoralist and expert horseman; Jannat Gul, cultivator and ambitious rebel; and Ismail, the youngest, attending school with a view to a job as a government official.
Crew
- David NewmanWriter · Director
- Asen BalikciWriter
- Dennis SawyerProducer
- Michael McKennireyProducer
- Douglas MacdonaldProducer
- Don HopkinsProducer
- Eugene BoykoDirector of Photography
- Hannele HalmEditor
Details
- Release date
- February 14, 1978
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary
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