| Waarom heeft niemand mij verteld dat het zo erg zou worden in Afghanistan | |
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 Original Dutch DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Cyrus Frisch |
| Written by | Cyrus Frisch |
| Produced by | Cyrus Frisch |
| Starring | Cyrus Frisch |
| Cinematography | Cyrus Frisch |
| Edited by | Cyrus Frisch |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me It Would Become This Bad in Afghanistan (Dutch: Waarom heeft niemand mij verteld dat het zo erg zou worden in Afghanistan) is the first narrative feature film shot with a mobile phone, [1] directed by Cyrus Frisch. As a recording device, Frisch used the Samsung Sharp 902 and Sharp 903 Camera phones resolution with two Megapixels. [2] [3] The protagonist of Why Didn't Anybody, an Afghanistan veteran played by Frisch himself, films everyday images on his cell phone while he himself slowly loses his mind. [4]
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The film premiered at major film festivals: the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007 (WP), Tribeca Film Festival 2007 (IP), [5] the San Francisco International Film Festival 2007, [2] Pesaro 2007, and many others.
It was mostly filmed in the Netherlands.
