Buzkashi Boys

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Buzkashi Boys
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Directed bySam French [1]
Written by Martin Desmond Roe [1]
Produced by Ariel Nasr [2]
StarringFawad Mohammadi [1]
Jawanmard Paiz [1]
Wali Talash [1]
Music by Jim Dooley [1]
Production
companies
Afghan Film Project [1]
Development Pictures
Distributed by ShortsHD [3] [4]
Release date
  • December 7, 2012 (2012-12-07)(Santa Fe International Film Festival)
[5]
CountriesAfghanistan
United States
Language Dari

Buzkashi Boys is a 2012 film, co-produced in Afghanistan and the United States. It was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. [6] [7] [8]

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After being nominated for an Oscar, the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD. [3] [4]

Plot

Filmed entirely on location in Kabul, Afghanistan, Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends – a street urchin and a blacksmith's son – who dream of a better life. Rafi, whose family has long worked in blacksmith trade, bridles under his father's insistence that he follow in his footsteps.

His best friend Ahmad, a penniless orphan, survives by begging for coins in exchange for a puff of incense from his makeshift censer—a tin can swung from a piece of wire. Seeking to escape their destinies, the two friends dream of becoming champion horsemen in Afghanistan's national sport, Buzkashi—a dangerous form of polo played on horseback with a headless goat carcass instead of a ball. When Ahmad decides to steal a horse to prove he can realize his dreams, things spiral out of control and Rafi must come to terms with the reality of his situation.

Set on the harsh and stunning backdrop of Kabul city, Buzkashi Boys is a tale of two boys growing to adulthood in one of the most war torn countries on earth.

Filmed entirely on location in Kabul by an alliance of Afghan and international filmmakers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.

Accolades

Film festival awards

Award nominations

See also

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References

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  6. ↑ "11 Live Action Shorts Advance in Oscar® Race". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Goldstein, Caroline (2012-12-22). "Wayne Native's Film to Play at Bryn Mawr Film Institute". RadnorPatch. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "2013 Oscar Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ "BUZKASHI BOYS WINS BEST DRAMA AT LA SHORTSFEST!". Development Pictures. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "AWARD WINNERS". LA Shorts Fest. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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  12. 1 2 "Screening of "Buzkashi Boys" in Alumni Hall". University of King's College. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Buzkashi Boys Makes Oscar Shortlist". 30 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "Winners Palma de Mallorca 2012". Evolution International Film Festival. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "2012 Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Rhode Island International Film Festival. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "ECU Filmfestival 2013" . Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Short Film (Live Action) / BUZKASHI BOYS". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Oscar Nominations List 2013: Complete Rundown Of Academy Award Nominees". Huffington Post . 2013-01-13. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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