Afghan Luke

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Movie Info

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

Rating:

R
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama
Directed By:

Mike Clattenburg
Written By:

Barrie Dunn, Mike Clattenburg, Douglas Bell, Patrick Graham
On Disc/Streaming:

May 15, 2012
Runtime:

100 minutes
Studio:

Topsail Entertainment

Cast

Nick Stahl
as Luke

Nicolas Wright
as Tom

Nicholas Wright
as Tom

Stephen Lobo
as Mateen

Vik Sahay
as Imran Sahar

Colin Cunningham
as Christer

Lewis Black
as Lewis Black

Torrance Coombs
as Davey

Pascale Hutton
as Elita

Ali Liebert
as Miss Freedom

Jason Schombing
as Shah

Timothy Webber
as Dr. Hinkley

Steve Cochrane
as Sgt. Rick Cahoon

Parm Soor

Emmanuel Shirinian

Pablo Silveira

Ron Lea

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Critic Reviews for Afghan Luke

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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.

Sep 23, 2011 | Rating: 1.52/4 | Full Review…

Dave McGinn
Globe and Mail
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[This] attempt to mine the material for black comedy is full of war-is-hell clichés, flat jokes and ragged storytelling.

Sep 23, 2011 | Rating: 1/5

Norman Wilner
NOW Toronto

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Audience Reviews for Afghan Luke

Feb 18, 2012

A tremendously entertaining and off the wall-funny dark comedy thats a must-see. It`s fresh, smart, well-crafted and wickedly original. A fun, thrilling and insanely enjoyable movie thats filled with humor, action, suspense and the madness of war. A brilliant and hilarious comedy that has fun with its material and has somehting to say. A bold, eye-opening and outragious movie that you cant get enough of. Director, Mike Clattenburg steps out of the world of Trailer Park Boys andinto a new light and style and just nails it dead-on. A classic. One of the finest and most entertaining Canadian films i have ever seen. Nick Stahl gives a strong, compelling, funny and wonderful performance that just shows off his rich star power. The best war comedy since Three Kings. One hell of a fun movie

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