Jirga (film)

Jirga
Jirga
	Film poster
Directed by	Benjamin Gilmour
Written by	Benjamin Gilmour
Produced by	John Maynard; Amirshah Talash
Starring	Sam Smith
Cinematography	Benjamin Gilmour
Edited by	Nikki Stevens
Music by	AJ True
Production; company	Felix Media Pty Ltd
Release date	27 September 2018;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Australia
Languages	Pashto, English
Box office	$110,056

Jirga (Pashto: جرګه, meaning "meeting") is a 2018 Australian drama film written and directed by Benjamin Gilmour and produced by John Maynard. It stars Sam Smith as a former Australian soldier returning to Afghanistan to seek forgiveness from the family of a man he killed while serving in the war. The film was shot under extreme circumstances, in dangerous locations and with assistance from the local people of Afghanistan. Deemed too politically divisive to be produced in Pakistan the film moved production at the last minute to Afghanistan and shot in one of the most dangerous regions in the world, Kandahar Province.

Gilmour sought to create a film which showed the beauty of the Afghan country and people as well as highlight the detrimental impact of the war in Afghanistan on Western and Afghan people. He also wanted to create a film in which the line between truth and fiction was blurred. Gilmour stated he wishes to "make an audience feel like they're not quite sure if they're watching a documentary or a drama."^[2]

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^ Screen Australia (2 October 2018). Jirga - Behind The Scenes. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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