Jirga

M
2018
|
78 mins
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A former Australian soldier travels to Afghanistan to seek forgiveness in this emotional drama from Benjamin Gilmour.

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Jirga | Ratings & Reviews

"Writer/director Benjamin Gilmour's Jirga is an arresting drama about one man's journey for penance, even it means that he'll pay for it with his life. Sam Smith plays Australian soldier Mike Wheeler haunted by the death of a man during a village raid (by his hand) and fixed on finding his way back the village to beg forgiveness."

Flicks, Blake HowardFlicks

"The Afghan landscape is imposingly photographed, as are the faces of the Afghan people, but as a coherent narrative, the film is lacking."

The AustralianThe Australian

"Unfortunately cryptic but nonetheless fascinating..."

VarietyVariety

"The strain of making it sometimes shows, but (Jirga) is a quite remarkable piece of work all the same."

The AgeThe Age

"This movie is undeniably a remarkable achievement. You wish it had just a little more dramatic heft."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"(Jirga's) heavy-handed message about guilt, responsibility, and forgiveness is outright stated to the audience... But you will remember the experience of having your eyes opened to a new part of the world."

Film ThreatFilm Threat

"A remarkable truthfulness shepherds Benjamin Gilmour’s tightly written and conscientiously produced drama Jirga as it renders an image of Afghanistan not as a ravaged battleground but as an arrestingly rich land."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"Its very existence seems to constitute an act of compassion."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"It's a fine film, even without the backstory. Gilmour shows a real empathy with the Afghani non-actors. Their character and traditions are part of the subject, and both are surprising."

Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald

"The filmmaking could most charitably be described as artless, with a medley of shaky thousand-pixel close-ups providing a sense of detail that doesn't quite extend to the script."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

Jirga | Details

Rating
M, Mature themes
Runtime
78
Genre
Drama
Country of origin
Australia

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