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Hearts and Minds: The Siege of Musa Qala

By Adrian Bean. Helmand province, Afghanistan, 2006. The British are under siege. A drama-documentary which tells the story from the point of view of the Afghan locals.

By Adrian Bean.

In 2006 Musa Qala, a small town in Southern Afghanistan, became the setting for a dramatic siege. British soldiers, starved of supplies, fought to hold the city against relentless Taliban attack. This drama-documentary tells the story from the perspective of the Afghan locals, focusing on a fictional young Taliban recruit.

Rasoul is a 17 year-old Afghan boy who leaves behind his life as a goatherd to join the ranks of the Taliban, in an attempt to emulate the glory of his Soviet-fighting Grandfather. But as the siege of Musa Qala draws on, Rasoul must confront the realities of a bitter and deadly war.

Directed by James Robinson
A 大象传媒 Cymru Wales Production

Adrian Bean is a hugely experienced writer and director with credits across TV and Radio Drama. For Radio 4 his credits include dramatisations of Len Deighton's 'Bomber', Robert L Pike's 'Bullitt' and James M Cain's 'The Butterfly'. In 2012 he wrote Radio 4's 'Cry for Me: The Battle of Goose Green' - a re-telling of the Falklands battle from the Argentine perspective.

45 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Mar 2014 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Rasoul Oliver Lee
Hamza Paul Copely
Asma Claire Cage
Adeeb Matthew Gravelle
Mahmood Phylip Harries
Mullah Ghafour Steffan Rhodri
Narrator Eiry Thomas
Director James Robinson
Writer Adrian Bean

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  • Mon 10 Mar 2014 14:15

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