
Buzkashi Boys
Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat - Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.
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- Theatrical30 Jun 2012
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Buzkashi Boys was released on 30 June 2012.
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CinemaSerf
12/13/2025
In a previous life, I used to collect coins and some from Afghanistan at the turn of the 20th century were amazing mintages that precisely depicted the grand palaces that existed in Kabul at that time. Move on a century and “Ahmed” (Jawanmard Paiz) and “Rafi” (Fawad Mohammadi) now roam one such structure as it sits atop a hill, overlooking the city, in ruins. The former lad is a bit of a street urchin, the latter the…
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