Hölle Afghanistan
(2011)
Regisseur:
Mike ClattenburgSchauspieler:
Nick Stahl, Ali Liebert, Nicolas Wright, Lewis Black, Anousha Alamian, Rahmat Azizi, Steve Cochrane, Torrance Coombs, Colin Cunningham, Pascale Hutton, Stephen LoboDer kanadische Fotojournalist Luke Benning hört Gerüchte von einem kanadischen Scharfschützen mit dem schönen Spitznamen Freddy Krueger, der in Afghanistan die abgeschnittenen Finger seiner Opfer als Trophäen sammeln soll. Gemeinsam mit seinem drogenaffinen Assistenten und begleitet von wenig vertrauenerweckenden Einheimischen begibt er sich auf die Suche nach der Story hinter der Legende und macht unterwegs nicht immer angenehme Bekanntschaft mit den unterschiedlichsten schillernden Figuren.
Moderne Kriegsmächte kämpfen in großen Koalitionen, dementsprechend haben plötzlich viele Filmnationen Kriegsabenteuer zu erzählen. Außer einer natürlich. "Fear and Loathing in Afghanistan" nennen es die Leute in dieser kanadischen Roadmoviekriegssatire selbst, wenn zwei Gonzo-Journalisten vor den Kulisse-gebenden Bergen British Columbias zuweilen brenzlige, doch immer komische Abenteuer erleben. Mit "T3"-Held Nick Stahl.
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.
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.