Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a torch for peace (The)

  • Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a torch for peace (The)
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Feature
Running time : 92 (in minutes)

The little-known story of nonviolent activist Badshah Khan, a Pashtun warrior who became Pakistan's answer to Mahatma Gandhi, is brought to life in this remarkable documentary, filmed across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, and featuring interviews with Hamid Karzai, Pervez Musharraf, and other key South Asian figures. Narrated by Indian acting legend Om Puri and with music by David Amram.

by T.C. McLuhan, Afghanistan/India/Pakistan/USA 2008, 92 mins,

2009 | MIEFF, Abu Dhabi
* DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
* MIDDLE EAST PREMIERE

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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