Son of a Lion

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Benjamin Gilmour

Writing Credits

Benjamin Gilmour

Cast

Niaz Khan Shinwari
Naiz Afridi the son
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad
Sher Alam Afridi the father
Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi
Baktiyar Afridi the uncle
Anousha Vasif Shinwari
Anousha Baktiyar
Fazal Bibi
Grandma
Khaista Mir
Pite Afridi / Shell-catching boy
Hayat Khan Shinwari
Hayat Afridi
Agha Jaan
Agha Jaan
Noor Ullah
Agha Jaan's son
Mubasir Afridi
Rabab player
Sarwar Khan Shinwari
Grandpa
Khalid Khan
Dentist
Mohamed Aziz
Henchboy / Shell-catching boy
Sher Khan Kalamu Dacoit
Madman
Gul Ghamir
Shell-catching boy
Akhtar Gul
Nut Seller
Noor Gul
Arms Dealer
Noor Habib
Local man
Mohamed Ismail
PCO Operator
Johnny Jahanzeb
Second Opinion Dentist
Meera Hayat Khan
Anousha's sister
Sherbet Khan
Hash Seller
Sajjad Khattak
Gun Engraver
Mohamed Imran Miskeen
Shell-catching boy
Ajmal Shah
Hairdresser
Jamal Shah
Hairdresser
Musamil Shah
Arms Dealer
Israr Shinwari
Local man
Vasif Shinwari
Headmaster
Mohamed Suleman
Henchboy / Shell-catching boy
Mati Ullah
Local man
Niamat Ullah
Local man
Qasar Ullah
Muezzin
Rafi Ullah
Pilar

Produced by

Benjamin Gilmour
co-producer
Carolyn Johnson
producer
Jeff McDonald
co-producer
Hayat Khan Shinwari
executive producer

Music by

Amanda Brown

Cinematography by

Benjamin Gilmour
Haroon John

Editing by

Alison McSkimming
(as Alison McSkimming Croft)

Production Management

Nathan Wellington
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Hayat Khan Shinwari
first assistant director

Sound Department

Liam Egan
sound consultant
Les Fiddess
foley artist
Sam Hayward
foley editor
Haroon John
sound recordist
Phil Judd
mixer
Martin Oswin
foley recording
Angus Robertson
sound editor
Jenny T. Ward
supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by

Daniel Ashton
film recording technician
Nick Booth
film recording supervisor
Stephen Roucher
film recording technician
Pete Williams
film recording manager

Editorial Department

Melanie Annan
assistant editor
Alex Barry
subtitling assistant editor
Ben Broad
editor: Frame Set & Match
Stephen Dunne
digital intermediate producer (as Stephen Dunn)
Al Hansen
supervising digital intermediate colorist
Tristan La Fontaine
digital intermediate colourist
Tamara Meem
assistant editor
Peta Ridley
assistant editor
David Tindale
on-line editor
Kai Cheong Yeung
laboratory post-production: manager

Location Management

Sanaullah Afridi
location assistant
Tony Qayyum John
location assistant
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad
location assistant
Asif Shah
location assistant
Noor Ullah
location assistant

Music Department

Amanda Brown
musician: keyboards
Daniel Denholm
Music Mixer / music mixer
Laura Hatem
vocals
Vahid Khoshkam
musician: tanboor
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad
musician: unit base
Yeasir Parvez
musician: additional tabla
Kim Sanders
musician: kaval, mey, saluang
Ali Sarshar
musician: harmonium
Sayd Sarshar
musician: rabab, tambura, sitar / vocals
Yama Sarshar
musician: tabla
Agha Jaan Ustad
musician: unit base
Nasir Ustad
musician: unit base
Noor Ullah Ustad
musician: unit base
Martin White
music recording engineer

Script and Continuity Department

Carolyn Johnson
script editor
Hayat Khan Shinwari
script editor

Transportation Department

Mohammed Iqbal Khan
driver

Additional Crew

Baktiyar Ahmed Afridi
fixer: Babri Banda
Sanaullah Afridi
security
Pervez Ahmed
translator
Nasiba Akram
translator
Karin Altmann
project manager: AFC
Luke Eve
production support
Benjamin Gilmour
unit medic
Sana Gul
tea maker
Abdul Hameed
footage: 'Lucky Kaboote'
Hamid Hamid
translator
Kawasar Hussein
fixer: Peshawar
Tony Qayyum John
security
Danielle Kelly
production support
Arahad Khan
footage: 'Meena Zindabad'
Mark Lazarus
project manager: AFC
Jeff McDonald
production support
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad
cook / security
Sue Murray
marketing consultant
Masoud Popal
translator
Peta Ridley
production support
Tracey Savage
marketing coordinator
Asif Shah
security
Hayat Khan Shinwari
fixer: Kohat / translator
Victoria Treole
marketing consultant
Mohammed Tufail
translator
Noor Ullah
cook / security
Caroline Verge
legal
Kass Warner
production support

Thanks

Shahid Afridi
special thanks
Shamim Alam
special thanks
Mohamed Asim
special thanks
Jason Bendall
special thanks
Sara Bennett
special thanks
Gabe Clarke
special thanks
Karen Flemming
special thanks
Kawasar Hussein
special thanks
Angela Introna
special thanks
Verenia Keet
special thanks
Mohamed Waqif Khan
special thanks
Lenka
special thanks (as Lenka Kripac)
Julia Overton
special thanks
Michael Prato
special thanks
Anthony Psaltis
special thanks
Abdul Qadoos
special thanks
Peta Ridley
special thanks
Gil Serine
special thanks
Asif Shah
special thanks
Farhana Hayat Shinwari
special thanks
Farooq Shinwari
special thanks
Vasif Shinwari
special thanks
Jason Speight
special thanks
Kass Warner
special thanks
Hafis Wazir
special thanks
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