Sons of Haji Omar (1978)

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.

Released Feb. 14, 1978 58 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.afghanistan, tmdb.anthropology

Watch Providers: Kanopy

Production Companies: ONF | NFB

Country: Canada
Production Country: Canada
Languages: English