Sons of Haji Omar
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.
Director: David Newman
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Feb 14, 1978
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Studios
- ONF | NFB
- Director
- David Newman