Sons of Haji Omar

Sons of Haji Omar

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 14, 1978

Runtime

0h 58m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Sons of Haji Omar

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

David Newman

Description

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.