Afghan Luke (2011)

Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Clattenburg

Writers:

Patrick Graham (screen story), Douglas Bell (screen story),

Stars:

Nick Stahl, Nicolas Wright, Stephen Lobo

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Stahl	...	Luke Benning
Nicolas Wright	...	Tom Holiday
Stephen Lobo	...	Mateen
Steve Cochrane	...	Sgt. Rick Cahoon
Pascale Hutton	...	Elita
Vik Sahay	...	Imran Sahar
Ali Liebert	...	Miss Freedom
Parm Soor	...	Ustad Mir
Lewis Black	...	Lewis Black
Yuriy Sobeshchakov	...	Russian Pilot
Emmanuel Shirinian	...	Assad
Pablo Silveira	...	Hamid
Torrance Coombs	...	Davey
Ron Lea	...	Mark
Timothy Webber	...	Dr. Hinkley

Storyline

Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story. With his offbeat buddy, Tom (Nicolas Wright), tagging along, Luke returns to Afghanistan and intends to gather enough evidence to get his old story into print. But he soon finds that the country is an even more dangerous place than when he left. To make matters worse, his old friend and fixer, Mateen (Stephen Lobo) has been hired away by Luke's journalistic nemesis, Imran Sahar (Vik Sahay). Soon the trip for Luke and Tom in Afghanistan turns into a surreal and perilous adventure, a journey into an alternate reality, filtered through a haze of gun smoke.

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Plot Keywords:

afghanistan | character name in title

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Taglines:

Everything is true but the facts

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, some violence and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 2011 (China)

Also Known As:

Afghan Luke and the Burgundy of Hash

Filming Locations:

Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Afghan Luke Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

words on Afghan Luke

Excellent! I do believe one can remark it a masterpiece chiefly for those who are fascinated in Afghanistan and its history. Nick Stahl and Nicolas Wright starred fabulously. I do believe this film can be compared to the 'KITE RUNNER' but in different scopes. Through the film, you can see some landscapes which they can be compared to the novel of 'a short walk in Hindu-Kush' and understand the horrifying changes through the war. This movie is very powerful in its dialogs mainly Afghans. For some it may be a boring story for its themes but if analyzed more, it will be clear-cut that all items are professionally arranged for the people to get the meanings even the walks!But there is something negative! The way foreigners treat afghans is not appropriate in some scenes. But the epiphany and suspense in this film (esp. in the main characters) is very nice and powerful.