No. 93 (2018) Jirga October 28th.

Film No 93 (2018) Oct. 28th.  4:50 PM  LUNA PALACE Leederville . 

"It's impossible what you want to do. They'll kill you" (Mike's Kabul contact issues advice he knows Mike will never heed).

Jirga is a fine example of highly engaging, minimalist film making. Listening to writer/ director Ben Gilmours story about how he got Jirga to the screen is a story in itself. Sam Smith underplays repentant ex-fighter Mike Wheeler to perfection, as a single camera follows his attempt to return, 3 years later, to the Afghan village and the family he wishes to confess his sins to. We travel with Mike across the harsh but beautiful landscape with first, his driver (Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad) then into the hands of the Taliban. It's a gritty adventure, literally, one can nearly smell Afghanistan's dust. Shot on one hand-held Digi-cam, reinforced by a script driven by visuals more than dialogue, Jirga tries to be nothing more than an underplayed adventure with a beating heart. Smith may well be on the precipice of a bright future. 8GUMS