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Sons of Haji Omar

Sons of Haji Omar

1978-02-14 58 Min 10

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Sons of Haji Omar

Director

David Newman

No cast information available.