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Afghan Luke

2011-09-23 · 100 min · ★ 5.2

Drama

Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story. With his offbeat buddy, Tom (Nicolas Wright), tagging along, Luke returns to Afghanistan and intends to gather enough evidence to get his old story into print. But he soon finds that the country is an even more dangerous place than when he left. To make matters worse, his old friend and fixer, Mateen (Stephen Lobo) has been hired away by Luke's journalistic nemesis, Imran Sahar (Vik Sahay). Soon the trip for Luke and Tom in Afghanistan turns into a surreal and perilous adventure, a journey into an alternate reality, filtered through a haze of gun smoke.

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Directors
Mike Clattenburg
Production companies
Afghan Luke Productions
Countries
Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nick StahlNick StahlLuke Benning
Ali LiebertAli LiebertMiss Freedom
Nicolas WrightNicolas WrightTom
Lewis BlackLewis BlackLewis Black
Anousha AlamianAnousha AlamianAngry Farmer #1
Rahmat AziziAfghan Hazara Guide
Steve CochraneSteve CochraneSgt. Rick Cahoon
Torrance CoombsTorrance CoombsDavey
Colin CunninghamColin CunninghamChrister
Pascale HuttonPascale HuttonElita
Stephen LoboStephen LoboMateen

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