''Peshawar Waltz'' (russian: Пешаварский вальс, Peshavarskiy val's) is a 1994
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action film
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directed and written by
Timur Bekmambetov
Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (, ; ; born June 25, 1961) is a Russian-Kazakhstan, Kazakh film Film director, director, Film producer, producer, screenwriter, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic ''Night Watch (2004 fi ...
. The film is a dramatic depiction of
war in Afghanistan
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*Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC)
* Muslim conquests of Afghanistan (637–709)
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based on the actual events of the
Badaber uprising of
prisoners of war 24 km south of
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
,
Pakistan
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. An English dub of the film titled ''Escape from Afghanistan'' was released on home video in 2002.
Plot summary
An American reporter and doctor (British and French in the original version) comes to a military base in Pakistan to document the
P.O.W.
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold prisoners of w ...
conditions. While being there, the Soviet prisoners rise up and take over the base.
Awards
At the 29th
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the film was nominated for the
Crystal Globe and Timur Bekmambetov won the
Best Director Award.
See also
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Badaber Uprising
References
External links
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1994 films
1994 action thriller films
Russian war drama films
Soviet–Afghan War films
Films set in Pakistan
1990s Russian-language films
Films directed by Timur Bekmambetov
1994 directorial debut films
Films produced by Roger Corman
Russian action thriller films
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