Afghan Luke (2011)
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23% of users liked it
(48 ratings)
A frustrated reporter risks his job and his life to expose a shocking story about Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. Luke is the kind of reporter who meticulously fact checks his work before submitting it for print, so when his editors reject an article detailing atrocities committed by Canadian… More A frustrated reporter risks his job and his life to expose a shocking story about Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. Luke is the kind of reporter who meticulously fact checks his work before submitting it for print, so when his editors reject an article detailing atrocities committed by Canadian soldiers against Afghani civilians, he indignantly quits. Subsequently offered a job writing about Afghani hashish for a high profile marijuana advocacy magazine, Luke returns to the war-torn country to conduct further research, but discovers that the situation has greatly deteriorated since his last visit. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mike Clattenburg
- Written By
- Barrie Dunn, Patrick Graham
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
R,
- On DVD
- May 15, 2012
Critic Reviews
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Dave McGinn, Globe and Mail
Few people will gain a greater understanding of Canada's war from this movie. There are a handful of worthy moments, but it's too bogged down in cliché.
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Norman Wilner, NOW Toronto
[This] attempt to mine the material for black comedy is full of war-is-hell clichés, flat jokes and ragged storytelling.
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Cast
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Nick Stahl
as Luke
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Nicholas Wright
as Tom
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Stephen Lobo
as Mateen
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Vik Sahay
as Imran Sahar
- Colin Cunningham
- Lewis Black
- Torrance Coombs
- Pascale Hutton
- Ali Liebert
- Jason Schombing
- Timothy Webber
- Steve Cochrane
- Ron Lea
- Emmanuel Shirinian
- Parm Soor
- Pablo Silveira
