Project Detail

Afghanistan

Name: Afghanistan
Director: James Glancy, Marty Stalker
Released: 2023
Duration: 99 min

Arctik Films

Synopsis

James Glancy, a filmmaker and former British Royal Marine commando who was decorated for his actions in combat, returns to Afghanistan with a small, handpicked team to help him answer the question that has haunted him for ten years. Was it worth it? Dramatically, mid-way through filming, President Joe Biden announces that the US will be pulling troops out by 9/11, starting a Taliban offensive that leads to the dramatic fall of the Afghanistan Government, amidst chaotic evacuation scenes in Kabul, as American forces withdraw.
Official selection Docs Ireland 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Features
Running time: 99 min
Format: 4K Digital
Director: James Glancy, Marty Stalker
Producer: James Glancy, Julien Loeffler, James Kermack
Co-Producer: Khyber Khan
Editor: Joshua Mulhall
Screenwriter: James Glancy, Marty Stalker, James Kermack
Director of Photography: Marty Stalker
Composer: Andrew Simon McAllister

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Featuristic Films

Clerkenwell Workshops
27-31 Clerkenwell Close
London EC1R 0AT

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Sales Company

WestEnd Films

99 Kenton Road, Harrow, London, HA3 0AN

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