简介：AsensitiveadolescentbeingraisedunderstrictIslamiclawlongstogetaneducationasopposedtofendingofftheinfidelsinthisthoughtfulmeditationonpost-9/11MuslimsocietyfromAustraliandirectorBenjaminGilmour.SherAlamAfridi(SherAlamMiskeenUstad)isawidowedPashtunandgunsmithwholivesontheNorthwestFrontierofPakistanwithhiselevenyearoldsonNiaz(NiazKhanShinwari).WhileSherencourageshisilliteratesontocontinuethefamilytraditionofmakingguns,youngNiazjustwantstogotoschool.Nevertheless,thedutifulyoungsterfrequentlyrunserrandsthatincludepurchasinghashishforhiselderlygrandfather,andrelisheshisvisitswithfriendlylocalpoetAghaJaan(AghaJaan)-whokindlyreadsNiaztheletterssenttotheboyfromhiscousinAnousha(AnoushaVasifShinwari)inPeshawar.Decidingthattheonlywayoutistogetaneducation,Niazoptimisticallyprocuressomeschoolenrollmentpapersandapproacheshisopen-mindeduncleBaktiyar(BaktiyarAhmedAfridi)foradvice.Despitehisbestefforts,Anousha'sfatherfailsinconvincinghisbrothertosignthedocuments.Later,afteranexplosiveargument,NiazrunsawaytoPeshawarandsitsoutsidethegatesoftheschoolinhopesthatsomeonewilltakehimin.…