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Jirga (2018)

Jun 08, 2018 Drama, War 1h 18m
User Score
67%
12 votes
Internet Movie Database
63%
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
5900%

Overview

Made under extraordinary, and extremely dangerous, conditions, Jirga tells the emotional story of a former Australian soldier who travels to Afghanistan to seek forgiveness.

Benjamin Gilmour
Director

Top Billed Cast

Sam Smith
Sam Smith

Mike Wheeler
Mohammad Mosam
Mohammad Mosam

Dress Shop Owner
Kefayat Lag Humani
Kefayat Lag Humani

Antiques Dealer
Naqibullah Khan Shinwari
Naqibullah Khan Shinwari

Hotel Receptionist
Sharif Ullah
Sharif Ullah

Bell Boy
Muhammad Shah Majroh
Muhammad Shah Majroh

Colonel Rafiq
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad
Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad

Taxi Driver
Samad Khan
Samad Khan

Roadblock Taliban
Amir Shah Talash
Amir Shah Talash

Amir Tailbani

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Jirga - Official US Trailer
Jirga - Official US Trailer
Trailer
Jirga (Official Trailer)
Jirga (Official Trailer)
Trailer
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Reviews

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A review by Peter McGinn
Written on July 21, 2021

There are movies in every genre that slow down action, perhaps by looking more deeply at motives or characters, or by lingering on scenes longer, or a combination of both. These movies are often panned by impatient fans of those genres, who use descriptive phrases such as “Nothing happens!” Oddly, I find I usually quite enjoy those same movies, though admittedly I try not to watch them when I am weary, just as I would not read Dickens when my eyes are getting tired. And perhaps those fans have a point, for if you slow down an action film, for example, when does it stop being an action film?

Jirga is listed as a war movie, and in a way, it is. The main character is an Australian who fought in the war in Afghanistan and now has returned to apologize to the widow of a non-combatant kil...

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