The Miscreants of Taliwood

The Miscreants of Taliwood

93 mins | Comedy, Documentary, Adventure | June 1, 2009

The Australian maverick director George Gittoes travels to Terror Central in Pakistan, where he decides to shoot a local Pashto telie film (high on kitsch and machine guns) right under the nose of the Taliban’s anti-entertainment forces. He throws himself into the clash of fundamentalism and entertainment – virtual and real – in this off-beat docu-drama mix. Gittoes takes us on a surprising, terrifying journey, into the forbidden zones of Pakistan’s explosive North West Frontier. Is it a documentary or is this ‘war art’?

The Miscreants of Taliwood

93 mins | Comedy, Documentary, Adventure | June 1, 2009

The Miscreants of Taliwood
The Australian maverick director George Gittoes travels to Terror Central in Pakistan, where he decides to shoot a local Pashto telie film (high on kitsch and machine guns) right under the nose of the Taliban’s anti-entertainment forces. He throws himself into the clash of fundamentalism and entertainment – virtual and real – in this off-beat docu-drama mix. Gittoes takes us on a surprising, terrifying journey, into the forbidden zones of Pakistan’s explosive North West Frontier. Is it a documentary or is this ‘war art’?
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Gittoes & Dalton Films
Original title The Miscreants of Taliwood
Directors George Gittoes
Writers Gabrielle Dalton, George Gittoes

Cast

George Gittoes

as Self

Javed Musazai

as Self