

Sons of Haji Omar (1978)
Overview : 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.
Release Date : February 14, 1978
Runtime : 58m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : ONF | NFB
Countries : Canada
Keywords : afghanistan, anthropology